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Rosalie

My sweet hilarious darling beautiful daughter who left us before two years. I have written one book about her birth, Daddy Lightning,  and have finished a long-form graphic memoir about losing her, called Rosalie Lightning.

Order the book from Amazon, BN, Apple, IndieBound, Powells, Books-A-Million or Comixology.


Criminally, I am keeping a Tumblr of images from the book in progress here att: http://rosalielightning.tumblr.com/

I've written as much as I can about the process of losing and grieving at my blog here.,
Rosalie BLOG POSTS
Order the book from Amazon, BN, Apple, IndieBound, Powells Books-A-Million or Comixology.
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Reviews of Rosalie Lighting, the book
"By far one of the most moving books of 2016."
O Magazine


"skillfully rendered... reads more like a love letter than an obituary"
The Rumpus

" a magnificent work ... a stricken, keening tribute."
Edmonton VUE

"... profoundly moving tale of a father's eternal love"
The UK Independent 


It is forthright yet disciplined, immaculately structured and so well worded that one is tempted to quote from every page.
Page 45

...as harrowing and profound as any literary novel...
​Entertainment Weekly

the structure of the book and the ways in which Hart expresses his emotions so plainly will stir in any reader an understanding of the connections which make us our best selves and the ineffable mystery of existence.
The Comics Journal

Comics for Grownups Full-podcast review

Hart is neither looking for your pity nor is he trying to educate you. He's just an artist, doing what he must do. Committing art.
Comic Strip of The Day

"... direct and are brimming with immediacy...an excellent work of self-discovery"
Comics Grinder Review

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"Rosalie Lightning is an attempt to name the unnameable. In its own way, it succeeds."
Seattle Review of Books
"...brave and fiercely articulate in the face of soul-shattering, mind-destroying grief. It is also a masterpiece of graphic storytelling..."
Public Books review 
"This is a gut-wrenching account of a young family who must find some way to keep going. "
Mental Floss review

"...tremendous...What catapults this graphic novel into greatness... is its honesty. "
Publishers Weekly starred review 

"...watching his pen and his brush gradually feel out the contours of his loss is inspiring."
The Globe and Mail review

"He constructs the narrative arc so well, brings you so close to his tragedy, that I believe many copies of this book are going to end up salty and warped with tears." 
Paris Review review
Signed or personalized copies of the book are available through Wild Iris, here 

Goodreads reviews for Rosalie Lightning

Reviews from Goodreads.com
RL Book 1 The first 24 pages of my 270 page memoir. Click here to pre-order: us.macmillan.com/rosalielightning/tomhart
RL Book 2 A preview of the second 20-some pages of my 270 page memoir. Click here to pre-order: us.macmillan.com/rosalielightning/tomhart

Daddy Lightning

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Order the Print Copy of Daddy Lightning here: http://retrofit.storenvy.com/products/320631-daddy-lightning-by-tom-hart

Order the digital download here: http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/daddy-lightning/817

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RL Process Tumblr. My blog about the process of loving, losing, and grieving my beautiful 2 year old daughter, Rosalie Lightning- was once a girl, unfairly now a book, but also an enormous generous spirit. This documents some of that. http://rosalielightning.tumblr.com/
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