Gone

Rina Jost

German, Edition Moderne, 2023

One day, Malin’s sister Sybil turns to stone and disappears, leaving behind a puzzled family. Malin follows her sister into a mysterious world to find her and bring her back home. Will she succeed?
WEG (Gone) deals with the complex effects of Sybil’s mental illness on those around her. What does it mean for family and friends when someone close to them is psychologically unwell? Rina Jost gives relatives a voice and addresses their challenges with empathy and sensitivity.

Title: Weg
Publisher: Edition Moderne
Translation rights: Sarah Lapalu (eddy agency), sarah@eddy-agency.com
Publication date: 2023
Pages: 120
ISBN: 978-3-03731-253-7
Awards: IBK Sponsorship Award 2023 (International Lake Constance Conference) in the Comic category and IBK 2023 Youth Jury Award – Nominated for the Comic Book Prize of the Berthold Leibinger Stiftung 2022 – Nominated for the Prix Délémont’ BD 2024: Best Swiss Album

Author

Rina Jost

*1987, illustrator and comic author, works and lives in Frauenfeld. She graduated from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art with a bachelor’s degree in fiction illustration. Today she works for cultural and corporate clients and pursues her own projects at the same time.