Old Caves

Doug Wright Award Nomination: best small-press book

"Old Caves is an unusual graphic novel for prioritizing the beauty of landscapes over plot, leading to a contemplative experience. It follows a middle-aged man living in an extremely remote location during winter […] Landry supplies silhouettes in white, and a few black marks, almost abstract to create the impression of animal tracks in the snow. There’s a memorable wordless image viewed from above of the man walking through the woods […] If you’re of the inclination, time and again you’ll pause during reading as another eye-catching depiction of nature catches the eye." —Slings and Arrows

"Landry’s black-and-white art makes lyrical use of negative space, rendering the mountains with magisterial effect. Unlike many tales of self-separating loners, this maintains a profound emotional through line, mostly through the letters: “I could punch and kick and kiss you all at once,” the protagonist’s wife writes. Landry depicts the costs of separation from society with piercing visual poetry."—Publishers Weekly