A review by kamckim
Come Home, Indio: A Memoir by Jim Terry

5.0

I just finished COME HOME, INDIO. All I can say is a humble thanks to Jim Terry. I checked the Eisner Award page. Kind of surprised that he wasn't among the 2021 nominees or winners. This memoir could make a powerful impact. Terry's style is a step above traditional graphic novel style. Even when it's a bit ugly, it's art. I also snorted out loud at least 3 times at some of the more self-effacing humor amidst some of his darkest times. Terry switches to a more narrative format when it comes to his involvement at the Standing Rock community, but it works. It feels like Act 5 after a crescendo of low points and an Act 4 concerned with making amends. But it ends the way a comedic Act 5 should end - powerfully and peacefully. Some readers don't like peaceful endings, but I was rooting for Jim during the entire book, and it was satisfying to see him get to a new, as of yet, unwritten, point in his life. This is a totally likeable graphic novel.