The Hard Tomorrow

“Eleanor Davis is one of the very best cartoonists working today.”—The New York Review of Books

“The way [Eleanor Davis] draws and writes about the lives of Hannah, an activist, and Johnny, a pothead, gives the form its due, creating a beautiful story from the horrible worries that plague everyone of child-bearing age.”—The Boston Globe

“Graphic novelist Eleanor Davis’ acclaimed book about a health worker and her pothead husband trying to conceive in a world tottering towards collapse.”—The Guardian

“The virtuosic Eleanor Davis delves into a story of intimacy, connection and concreteness . . . Davis’ art, more gorgeous than ever, lends every simple moment glorious significance.”—NPR

“The Hard Tomorrow feels as immediate as the news on your Facebook feed and as timeless as Victor Hugo.”—Slate

“Davis, who has a sublime illustration style, packs all these themes [modern day anxiety, political unrest] into a pretty short book; in less-skilled hands they would clash.”—The Toronto Star

“You want to read a story that will put your heart through a wringer? You want characters of all kinds—among both the oppressors and the oppressed, as well as history’s wannabe disinterested bystanders—who are encountered in fully human, alive-and-breathing detail? Then you want to read this book.”—Austin Chronicle

“The Hard Tomorrow offers a well-observed and at times suspenseful character study of two people trying to face the future.”—Atlanta Journal Constitution

“The question of just what can be made of the future, and whether anything is worth fighting for, haunts the book . . . pure possibility and potential, and all the anxiety and hope that comes with it.”—Hyperallergic

“[The Hard Tomorrow] looks at a bleak and very familiar near-future to tell a story about activism, empathy, and believing in a better world . . . Davis captures facial expressions, body language, and gestures with curving, wiry lines that imbue the artwork with both spontaneity and grace.”—The AV Club

“[The Hard Tomorrow] is a very kind book. It's a very loving book, It is a very optimistic book, despite it being a very harsh world that they're living in.”—The Hollywood Reporter

“I’ve always been a massive fan of Eleanor Davis and her impressive range of drawing styles, but this book completely stole my heart in both story and artwork.”—Comics Beat

“In The Hard Tomorrow, Davis uses crisp, deep blacks and pure whites for characters who are equally solid in their convictions.”—Lit Hub

“A beautiful, character-driven, novel-like story of how people move on and even find beauty when it seems impossible to do either.”—Booklist (starred review)

“Davis’s subtle take on a major philosophical question is an efficient and affective read for anyone struggling to find purpose in trying times.”—Library Journal