by Annemarie Jutel The Mongoose is a tightly drawn, absorbing story of suffering.  It uses, as do many graphic works, an animal/spirit as metaphor for the troubles of the main character.  Just as the black dog, dragon, jellyfish, hawk, and even Danger Pickle, it is a common trope to depict an external creature with agency as a stand in for the pain of the human protagonist. In The Mongoose, we watch Júlia suffer.  As we turn the pages, we pick up more information about the cause of Júlia’s distress.  She lies in bed; her mother comes to cheer her up… Read More