Local stories

Best known for his gritty series DMZ, in which New York is transformed into a Baghdad-like war zone, Brian Wood now presents something altogether different. Local is a focused and intricate human drama, whose beautifully nuanced slices of life offer superb reading. It's a collection of 12 interconnected short stories (each set in a different American city) that follows a year in the life of Megan McKeenan - a young woman seized by wanderlust who is searching for a home. Ryan Kelly's detailed black-and-white artwork adds an extra level of meticulousness to Wood's painstakingly authentic narrative, drawing you further in to this highly affecting tale.