The first-ever graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize–winning The Road brings one of the 21st century’s most celebrated novels to life in stark, harrowing ink. With McCarthy’s blessing before his death—and the approval of his estate—French cartoonist Manu Larcenet transforms the bleak beauty of this father-and-son odyssey into a visceral visual experience.
Set in a scorched, ashen world where nature has all but disappeared, The Road follows a nameless man and boy as they move through a brutal postapocalyptic landscape, carrying all they have and holding tightly to the last flicker of humanity. Larcenet’s deeply expressive illustrations echo the quiet, devastating power of McCarthy’s prose—spare, poetic, and unrelenting.
Ranked 17th on The Guardian’s list of 100 Best Novels of the 21st Century and recipient of numerous literary honors, this graphic novel reintroduces The Road to a new generation of readers—and reminds us all of the fragile, fierce bond between parent and child, even when the world has ended.
A collector’s edition for McCarthy devotees, graphic novel enthusiasts, and anyone drawn to stories of survival, love, and the will to go on.
