This one grabbed me fast: 'A Pack of Their Own' is a warm, slightly gritty graphic novel that follows a ragtag group of young canines—some literal wolves, some kids who feel like wolves—finding each other and building a makeshift family in a rough coastal town. The book mixes slice-of-life moments with tense pack politics, small-town mysteries, and quiet slices of coming-of-age as each member learns what loyalty and leadership really mean.
The creator, Maya Hartwell, handles both writing and art here, and you can feel the personal touch. Her linework leans toward expressive realism with moments of stylized exaggeration when emotions run high. Themes of identity, trauma, found family, and the tension between instinct and choice come through in long, wordless sequences as much as in snappy dialogue. I loved how it reminded me of the soft melancholy in 'Wolf Children' crossed with the urban myth feel of 'Fables'. It’s the sort of story I found myself thinking about days later, especially a quiet scene under rain where the pack finally trusts each other—left me smiling and oddly soothed.