Dog’s Breakfast

A collected anthology of Georges’s Invincible Summer zines, in addition to more than a decade’s worth of material that will be new to her fans. Through diary-style installments, Georges (Calling Dr. Laura; Fetch) introduces readers to her world of regrettable Courtney Love sightings, “homorobics,” pet love and heartbreaking pet loss, and recommended revenge tactics for baristas. Her bespectacled, shiny raven-haired, and placid-faced self-portraits are the mainstay of these slice-of-life episodes. Some illustrations are polished and elegant, while others have a classic, zine-style unfinished look. Typical comic book panels are broken up by listicles, advice columns, recipes (the Korean nachos being particularly enticing), photographs (specifically of Georges’s two undeniably charming dogs), and letters to her readers. The quirky, queer community around Invincible Summer underscores this nearly 500-page tome. Fans of Georges’s work will find this intimate glimpse into her life to be cozy and reassuring, while those unfamiliar with her previous graphic novels might find the mundanity of her day-to-day grind a bit plodding.