Pocahontas

Published in 2016 by Pegasus Books, this graphic novel presents a stylized retelling of the historical narrative of Pocahontas. Created by author and illustrator Loïc Locatelli-Kournwsky, the work seeks to strip away the sanitization found in popular culture, focusing instead on the cultural clash and the individual experience of its subject during the early seventeenth-century colonial expansion in North America.

Locatelli-Kournwsky employs a distinct illustrative style that leans into European comic traditions, using deliberate color palettes to evoke the atmosphere of the Virginia wilderness and the tension of the era. The book was conceived as a contemplative piece, aiming to provide a more nuanced, somber perspective on the legend than previous adaptations, and it is generally recognized by critics for its artistic merit and its respectful attempt to humanize a deeply mythologized historical figure.