A beautiful story of death but, more importantly, about love and life. A truly inspiring book that’ll never leave my shelf or my heart. Brás is a Brazilian author living in San Paolo. He’s an obituary writer for a popular newspaper and spends his working hours writing about death. We wants to step into his fathers footsteps and become a great writer but he’s unsure of his talent. He’s always felt a overshadowed by his father’s success. An important source of encouragement through the years has been his dear friend Jorgé, whom he met in college. The beautifully designed and textured characters give the story it’s weight. Visually Brás and his family and friends age naturally and you’re never left wondering who’s who without the use of name tags or anything as ugly. At the same time their personality’s all evolve as they mature. People loose their youthful foolishness and naïvety but achieve so much wisdom as they age. Something often lost in comics. I’ll try not to spoil too much of the story because realizing what this book was like after being completely bewildered by the first two issues really payed off for me. Suffice to say that Gabriel and Fabio tell the story of a man’s life in a very unique way that could only be done this well through comics. To me it’s a milestone.