House on Fire Matthew Battaglia 9781736860564

"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, Less than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, American Psycho, The Shard.

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.

" a familiar yet cathartic story of family, love and desperation for survival..." - Christopher Bertman, TimCast

" House on Fire brings this world to life in an even more vivid dimension through pictures, telling the story of a single day of a man living in this apocalyptic world that doesn't seem too distant from our own." Katarina Bradford, GlennBeck.com

"...the must-read graphic novel of post-COVID America. " - Joshua Young, Human Events

"The best stories reveal something about the reader and societies we live in. Matt Battaglia has done that with House On Fire and done so in a heart wrenching, beautiful way. From the characters to the artwork, House On Fire is a real achievement and something you'll want to read."

- Stephen Kent, How the Force Can Fix the World

"A nihilistic brutal little tale, drawn in bold brush strokes in a gutsy, expressionist style. The sparsity of dialogue and context makes reading it an almost visceral experience. The post-apocalyptic backdrop for the story has long belonged to the sci fi realm, but recent history had proven that it isn't such a far fetched fantasy as we all thought... All in all a bold debut." - Erik Kriek, The Exile, Gutsman, Murder Ballads

"Expertly paced, with brush work so raw it looks like wood carvings made with a chisel, Matt Battaglia's HOUSE ON FIRE embraces everything from the quiet moments of the soul, to the crushing sense of existential dread." - Declan Shalvey, Old Dog, Alien