by Matt Battaglia
Is she sick, or is it the world itself? HOUSE ON FIRE, the debut graphic novel by writer/artist Matt Battaglia, teases out the difference in a personal-political cruise through a fallen world, where fear is rational and obedience your only refuge.
Battaglia depicts the near-future landscape of House on Fire with wild two-color brushwork reminiscent of the great Paul Pope, and a minimalist writing style that evokes and questions rather than lectures.
Book Details
- Creator: Matt Battaglia (writer/artist)
- Editor: Sean Michael Robinson
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 100
- Trim Size: 6.4 × 7.9 inches
- Language: English
- Publisher: Living The Line
- Publication Date: March 28, 2023
- ISBN-13: 978-1736860564
- Reading Age: 12 and up
Reviews & Praise
“The first object I’ve come across that addresses in fiction this particular madness that spread across America and the world during the Covid-19 pandemic… House on Fire is about what we all collectively suffered during those years, condensed into one tragic horror story.”
— Bret Easton Ellis
“Readers will find a familiar yet cathartic story of family, love and desperation for survival in House on Fire.”
— Christopher Bertman, SCNR SCNR
“Matt Battaglia’s debut graphic novel House on Fire shows us a dystopia that is uncomfortably similar to current-day society.”
— Samuel Mangold-Lenett, The Federalist The Federalist
