The Chronicles Of Fortune

An epic tale of grief and friendship!

This quirky and idiosyncratic adventure that follows the lives of Fortuna, and her alter-ego, Edith-May as they learn to cope with loss and recruit a team of friends along the way! Discover a temperamental stove, a nosy mountain, a goofy crocodile, a loner moth, and a singing goldfish as they lead Fortuna on her greatest adventure! At once charming, sad, funny, poignant, and bizarre, The Chronicles of Fortune keeps one foot in mundane reality.

Nominated, Best Small Press Dinky Award.
Notable Comic, Best American Comics 2018, selected by Bill Kartalopoulos.

“In the guise of a fantastical hero comedy, The Chronicles of Fortune is a story about succumbing to and triumphing over loss and grief in all its forms, and learning how to grapple with the role of death in life.”
-Megan N Liberty, Hyperallergic

“Alternately sweet, funny, and heartbreaking, The Chronicles of Fortune is a charming, lyrical meditation on fragile connections. Picard crafts tidy, seemingly unrelated vignettes which slowly knit themselves together into a touching and thoughtful finish.”
-Sarah Becan [I Think You’re Sauceome / The Complete Ouija Interviews]

“At first seeming like a dreamlike biographical comic with a cool meditative art zine aesthetic, The Chronicles of Fortune slowly reveals a sweet blend of deceptively simple narrative devices and complex philosophical ideas while keeping a fun vibe through the entire book ride. You won’t regret injecting this book into your soul.”
-Farel Dalrymple [Pop Gun War / The Wrenchies]

“I’ve never read a more whimsical meditation on death and loss. Picard weaves childlike escapism with playful symbolism in a series of melancholy vignettes that somehow overflow with love, humor, and hope.”
-Ezra Claytan Daniels [Upgrade Soul]

A graphic novel by Coco Picard

Softcover book, 397 B&W pages.