From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Handmaid's Tale comes this historical fiction graphic novel tracing the Golden Age of comic books.

Al Zurakowski is living his dream to be a cartoonist working on his own creation, Oursonette, but the demands of his publisher starting to take a toll. Add tough news regarding his brother are fighting the war in Europe, and the weight of the world is proving difficult for Al. That said, his real-life struggles translate well to fuel his creative endeavors.