![]() Like the original-first published in 1975-this is a fast-paced story with philosophical underpinnings, moving through time with effective montages of work and children’s drawings as the survivors attempt to create a new society. This sensibility leads her to unite her neighborhood at a school, which they turn into the titular city. All adults have been killed by a plague, leaving children to fend for themselves, but Lisa has not yet given up on basic civilities. ![]() ![]() The opening scene says a lot about this character. She apologizes for her intrusion as she scours the house for food, but finds nothing there but dust. In the opening scene of this comics adaptation of the Nelson’s YA novel of the same name, the main character, Lisa Nelson, calls out to the owner of a home she has just broken into. ![]()
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