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Comfortless

By Miguel Vila
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Miguel Vila magnifies the petty and morbid narrowness of the human soul with a precision to rival storytellers such as Mike Leigh, Andrey Zvyagintsev, or Michael Haneke. "This book makes no claims to scientific validity and is in no way intended for informational purposes." So declares... Read More
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Miguel Vila magnifies the petty and morbid narrowness of the human soul with a precision to rival storytellers such as Mike Leigh, Andrey Zvyagintsev, or Michael Haneke.

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Miguel Vila magnifies the petty and morbid narrowness of the human soul with a precision to rival storytellers such as Mike Leigh, Andrey Zvyagintsev, or Michael Haneke.

"This book makes no claims to scientific validity and is in no way intended for informational purposes." So declares Miguel Vila in the outset of his new graphic novel, Comfortless, a taxonomy of the masks with which we pretend to live, executed with the precision of a master sociologist. It collects a kaleidoscope of weaving character studies, united by the ways vanity, jealousy, and selfishness manifest via fear, vice, and lust.

Giorgia ends her relationship with Eva because she thinks her fling with Nic has resulted in her pregnancy. Nic has a secret to reveal to Daniele, but he can't express it. Stella meets Daniele and tells him about the strange events they have experienced in recent years. Simone attends a New Year's Eve party knowing that he is positive for Covid.

Set in the Venetian province of Italy, the themes Vila addresses are global. Comfortless is a catastrophic fresco of a humanity adrift, where fears and selfishness draw a merciless map of the emptiness of our times.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798875001284

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 November 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 208 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Translated by Jamie Richards

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 171.0mm

Height: 252.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Miguel Vila was born in 1993 in Padua, Italy where he lives. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and was awarded the Best New Author prize at the 2022 Lucca Comics Festival.

Jamie Richards is an Italian-to-English translator from Southern California currently based in Milan, Italy. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Oregon and an MFA in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa.

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