This new graphic novel from acclaimed cartoonist Dash Shaw (Bottomless Belly But
ton) is his most taut book to date. Dr. Cho is the creator of the Charon, a devi
ce that allows his staff to take the form of a memory in a dead patients' consci
ousnesses, and bring them back to life, with one catch: the experience is trauma
tic and the process kills them again soon thereafter. But for some bereaved, the
opportunity is priceless. So when Bell is killed in a random accident, her daug
hter hires Dr. Cho s team to bring her back. But what if Bell didn t want to com
e back? The dying unconsciously create the afterlife they want, or feel they des
erve, in their minds before everything fades to black. Isn t that better than th
e reality, and no less meaningful than life itself? Can unconsciousness coexist
with consciousness? Doctors is part science-fiction thriller, part family drama,
part morality play for the 21st century, and quite possibly Shaw s best book to
date."
