Nymph

Outside the Western Ruins, in the Burnt Spruce Forest, an assembly of talking birds and trees has convened. Their order of business: the lone, defenseless pupa that rained down from the sky. They agree to protect the small form of life they name Dolly from centipedes, rats, and other evil critters while on around-the-clock duty (owls take the nightshift]) as it begins to slowly evolve - but into what? As the humanoid creature starts showing a predeliction for flight and music, magical clues start unveiling themselves. There's the fossilized eggs, once used to bolster a bird's nest, suddenly sprouting wings and when the maniac spider becomes dead set on kidnap, the plant dwellers realise that they are in a new world of mystical myth they never accounted for. Award-winning Italian cartoonist Leila Marzocchi's terrifically lush scratchboard make perfect companions with her witty dialogue and profound storytelling. Nymph, equal parts tender and dark, gets to the heart of both human nature and mother nature and proves that, to raise a child-like larva, it takes a village. Or at least a forest.