100 Year-Old Wisdom
Author:
Rebecca Roher
Artist:
Rebecca Roher
Online
Webcomics
Colour
Character descriptors:
Nonagenarians; Centenarians
Plot descriptors:
Interviews; Everyday Living; Biographies; Life Observations; Remembering
25 Years of Pickles: A Pickles Collection
USA
Baobab Press
2015
Author:
Brian Crane
Artist:
Brian Crane
Print
Newspaper Strip Anthology
Black & White
Character descriptors:
Retirees; Grandparents; Married; Pet Owners
Plot descriptors:
Everyday Living; Vignettes; Humour; Family
Awards:
2001 – Best Newspaper Comic Strip – The National Cartoonist Society
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/902657574
Agrippina and the Ancestor
France
Europe Comics
2016
Author:
Claire Bretécher
Artists:
Claire Bretécher; Calix Ltd (Lettering)
Translator:
Edward Gauvin
Digital
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Great-Grandmother; Grandmother
Plot descriptors:
Humour; Intergenerational Relationships; Plastic Surgery; Long Term Care; Everyday Living; Family; Vignettes
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1110933966
Bingo Love
United States
Image
2018
Author:
Tee Franklin
Artists:
Jenn St-Onge; Joy San (colorist); Cardinal Rae (Letterer)
Print
Graphic novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
LGBTQI; BIPOC; Mother; Married
Plot descriptors:
Everyday Living; Romance; Coming Out; Family
Awards:
2018 – Graphic Novel Diversity Award (Virginia Library Association)
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1023608650
Bird in a Cage
Canada
Conundrum Press
2016
Author:
Rebecca Roher
Artist:
Rebecca Roher
Print
Graphic Novel
Black & White
Character descriptors:
Grandmother
Plot descriptors:
Memoir; Intergenerational Relationships; Long Term Care; Dementia; Family Caregiving; Death
Awards:
2014 – Winner, Best English Comic, Expozine; 2017 – Winner of the Doug Wright Award for Best Book
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/932826774
BL Metamophosis
Japan
Seven Seas
2020 –
Author:
Kaori Tsurutani
Artist:
Kaori Tsurutani
Translator:
Jocelyne Allen
Digital; Print
Series
Black & White
Character descriptors:
Widow; Reader; Calligraphy Tutor
Plot descriptors:
Everyday Living; Friendship; Intergenerational Relationships
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1144743135
Blossoms in Autumn
France
SelfMadeHero; Europe Comics
2019
Author:
Zidrou
Artist:
Aimée de Jongh
Translator:
Matt Madden
Digital; Print
Graphic novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Unemployed; Cheesemaker; Former Model
Plot descriptors:
Everyday Living; Romance; Magical Realism; Sex; Family
Can’t We Talk about Something More Pleasant?
USA
Bloomsbury
2014
Author:
Roz Chast
Artist:
Roz Chast
Print
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Former Elementary School Assistant Principal; Mother; Father; Married; Hoarders
Plot descriptors:
Graphic Medicine; Memoirs; Humour; Dementia; Death; End of Life Care; Family Caregiving; Intergenerational Relationships; Aging at Home; Assisted Living
Awards:
2014 – #1 New York Times Bestseller; 2014 – National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1026825002
Cassandra Darke
Great Britain
Jonathan Cape
2018
Author:
Posy Simmonds
Artist:
Posy Simmonds
Print
Graphic novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Art Dealer; Antiheroine
Plot descriptors:
Tragicomedy; Mystery; Intergenerational Relationships;
Awards:
2020 – Longlisted For The Comedy Women In Print Prize
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1090617604
Dads Not All There Any More: A Comic About Dementia
UK
Singing Dragon
2016
Author:
Alex Demetris
Artist:
Alex Demetris
Print
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Married; Father; Former Teacher
Plot descriptors:
Memoir; Graphic Medicine; Lewy Body Dementia; Family Caregiving; Parkinson’s Disease; Tragicomedy; Long Term Care
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1075925742
Displacement
USA
Fantagraphics Books
2015
Author:
Lucy Knisley
Artist:
Lucy Knisley
Print
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Grandparents; Former Soldier; Married
Plot descriptors:
Memoir; Travel; Intergenerational Relationships; Family Caregiving; Humour
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/881207830
George Sprott: 1894-1975
Canada
Drawn & Quarterly
2009
Author:
Seth
Artist:
Seth
Print
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
TV Personality; Retiree; Father; Former Arctic Explorer
Plot descriptors:
Death; Remembering; Nostalgia; Vignettes
Awards:
2010 Winner of the Doug Wright Award for Best Book; 2010 – Nominated for Best Cartoonist (for George Sprott: 1894-1975), Best Original Graphic Album, and Special Award for Excellence in Presentation (Harvey Awards)
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1136959025
Hey, Kiddo
USA
Scholastic
2019
Author:
Jarrett Krosoczka
Artist:
Jarrett Krosoczka
Digital; Print
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Grandparents; Married; Caregivers; Factory Worker; Smokers
Plot descriptors:
Memoir; Tragicomedy; Family; Intergenerational Relationships
Awards:
2018 – Finalist, National Book Award for Young People’s Literature; 2019 – Book of the Year (Harvey Awards); 2019 – Golden Kite Award for Non-Fiction for Older Readers
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1099944351
Macaroni!
Belgium
Europe Comics
2017
Author:
Thomas Campi
Artists:
Vincent Zabus; Calix Ltd (Lettering)
Translator:
Philippe Ghielmetti
Digital
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Grandfather; Immigrant; Vegetable Gardener; Pig Owner; Former Coal Miner; Sick
Plot descriptors:
Biography; Intergenerational Relationship; Aging at Home; Remembering
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1006729473
Memories of a Crappy Pooch
Spain
Europe Comics
2017
Author:
Marta Alonso Berná
Artist:
Natalia Velarde (Lettering)
Translator:
Fiona Marshall
Digital
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Dog Owner; Widow
Plot descriptors:
Tragicomedy; Friendship; Everyday Living; Remembering; Magical Realism
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1088931775
Mort Cinder
Argentina
Fantagraphics
2018
Author:
Héctor Oesterheld
Artist:
Alberto Breccia
Translator:
Erica Mena
Digital; Print
Newspaper Strip Anthology
Black & White
Character descriptors:
Antique Dealer; Sidekick
Plot descriptors:
Immortality; Adventure; Mystery; Horror
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1090574596
Nonnonba
Japan
Drawn & Quarterly
2012
Author:
Shigeru Mizuki
Artist:
Shigeru Mizuki
Translator:
Jocelyne Allen
Print
Graphic Novel
Black & White
Character descriptors:
Storyteller; Mentor
Plot descriptors:
Memoir; Yokai; Japanese Folklore; Intergenerational Relationships; Everyday Living; Humour
Awards:
2013 – Nominated for Eisner Award (U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia)
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/973707690
Old Farts
Great Britain
Centrala
2017
Author:
Sorina Vazelina
Artist:
Sorina Vazelina
Print
Graphic novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Plot descriptors:
Life Observations; Humour; Romania; Vignettes
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1064572704
Old Geezers
France
Ablaze; Europe Comics
2019; 2017
Author:
Wilfrid Lupano
Artist:
Paul Cauuet
Translator:
Montana Kane
Digital; Print
Series
Colour
Character descriptors:
Activists; Former Sailor; Widower
Plot descriptors:
Everyday Living; Humour; Friendship; Intergenerational Relationships; Remembering
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1062449625
Sea of Love
France
Magnetic Press
2018
Author:
Wilfrid Lupano
Artist:
Gregory Panaccione
Translator:
Mike Kennedy (Localization and layout)
Digital; Print
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Fisherman; Married
Plot descriptors:
Wordless; Humour; Magical Realism; Romance; Travel
Awards:
2019 – Nominated for 2019 Eisner Awards: Best Painter/Multimedia Artist, Best Publication Design, and Best U.S. Edition of International Material
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1144614852
Seniors’ Discount: A For Better or For Worse Collection
USA
Andrews McMeel
2007
Author:
Lynn Franks Johnston
Artist:
Lynn Franks Johnston
Print
Newspaper Strip Anthology
Colour; Black & White
Character descriptors:
Grandfather; Married
Plot descriptors:
Everyday Living; Vignettes; Humour; Family
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154682683
Special Exits
USA
Fantagraphics Books
2010
Author:
Joyce Farmer
Artist:
Joyce Farmer
Print
Graphic Novel
Black & White
Character descriptors:
Father; Stepmother; Blind; Cat Owners; Married
Plot descriptors:
Graphic Medicine; Memoir; Family Caregiving; Intergenerational Relationships; Aging at Home; End of Life Care; Death; Tragicomedy
Awards:
2010 – Nominated for the 2010 National Cartoonists Society Division Award for Graphic Novels
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/601094247
Sunny Side Up
USA
Scholastic
2015
Author:
Jennifer L. Holm
Artist:
Matthew Holm
Digital; Print
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Grandfather; Retiree; Smoker
Plot descriptors:
Everyday Living; Humour; Retirement Community; Intergenerational Relationships; Florida
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1063624751
T!m G!nger
United States
Top Shelf
2015
Author:
Julian Hanshaw
Artist:
Julian Hanshaw
Print
Graphic novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Widower; Former Pilot; Writer;
Plot descriptors:
Childlessness; Magical Realism; Travel; Romance
Awards:
2015 – British Comic Award (Finalist); 2016 LA Times Book Prize (Finalist)
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/905520027
Tangles: A Story about Alzheimers, my Mother, and Me
Canada
Broadview Press
2010
Author:
Sarah Leavitt
Artist:
Sarah Leavitt
Print
Graphic Novel
Black & White
Character descriptors:
Mother
Plot descriptors:
Graphic Medicine; Memoir; Alzheimer’s Disease; Family Caregiving; Intergenerational Relationships; Death; Long-Term Care
Awards:
2010 – Finalist for the Writers Trust of Canada Non-fiction Prize; 2011 – Winner, CBC Bookie award for Best Comic or Graphic Novel
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1155497941
The Property
Israel
Drawn & Quarterly
2013
Author:
Rutu Modan
Artist:
Rutu Modan
Translator:
Jessica Cohen
Digital; Print
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Grandmother; Jewish;
Plot descriptors:
Tragicomedy; Travel; Remembering; Family; Poland; World War Two; Romance
Awards:
2013 – Outstanding Graphic Novel (Ignatz Award); 2014 – Nominated for Eisner Award (Best Album: New)
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1015604812
The Song of Roland
Canada
Conundrum Press
2012
Author:
Michel Rabagliati
Artist:
Michel Rabagliati
Translator:
Helge Dascher
Print
Graphic novel
Black & White
Character descriptors:
Father-in-law; Sick
Plot descriptors:
Everyday Living; Family; Intergenerational Relationships;
Awards:
2013 – Winner of the Doug Wright Award for Best Book
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/773473869
Things to Do in a Retirement Home Trailer Park When You’re 29 and Unemployed
United Kingdom
Myriad Editions
2012
Author:
Aneurin Wright
Artist:
Aneurin Wright
Print
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Anthropomorphized Rhinocerous; Father; Former Smoker; Divorcé
Plot descriptors:
Graphic Medicine; End of Life Care; Family Caregiving; Emphysema; Memoir
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1039810417
Upgrade Soul
USA
Lion Forge Comics
2018
Author:
Ezra Claytan Daniels
Artists:
Ezra Claytan Daniels; Joy San (colorist); Deron Bennett (Letterer)
Digital; Print
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Geneticist; Writer; Married; BIPOC
Plot descriptors:
Science Fiction; Thriller; Death; Transhumanism; Medical Experiments; Family; Ethics
Awards:
2017 – Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1078198626
When David Lost His Voice
Netherlands
SelfMadeHero
2012
Author:
Judith Vanistendael
Artist:
Judith Vanistendael
Translator:
Nora Mahony
Digital; Print
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Married; Grandfather; Bookseller
Plot descriptors:
Graphic Medicine; Family; Terminal Cancer; Death; Intergenerational Relationships
Awards:
2014 – Nominated for an Eisner Award (Best Writer/Artist; Best Painter/Multimedia Artist; Best US Edition of International Material)
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/769473351
While the King of Prussia was Waging War, Who Do You Think Was Darning His Socks?
France
Europe Comics
2017
Author:
Zidrou
Artists:
Roger ; Sylvain Dumas (Letterer)
Translator:
Joseph Laredo
Digital
Graphic Novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Widow; Caregiver; Mother;
Plot descriptors:
Everyday Living; Drama; Family Caregiving; Intergenerational Relationship; Vignettes
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1013541779
Wrinkles
Spain
Fantagraphics Books
2016
Author:
Paco Roca
Artist:
Paco Roca
Translator:
Erica Mena
Print
Graphic novel
Colour
Character descriptors:
Former Bank Manager; Trickster
Plot descriptors:
Tragicomedy; Friendship; Graphic Medicine; Assisted Living; Alzheimer’s Disease
Awards:
2008 – National Comic Award (Spain); 2017 – Nominated for Eisner Award (Best US Edition of International Material)
Worldcat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/966071723
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