Opioids and Organs
$52.75
- Hardcover
374 pages
- Release Date
19 May 2026
Summary
Arizona grieves at the hospital bed of her father, a man she hardly knew, brain dead after a fentanyl overdose. Doctors encourage her to act quickly to recast him as a hero by way of organ donations. Distraught, Arizona makes a decision that will haunt her for the rest of her life. As she struggles to come to terms with her father’s death and her role as next of kin in making his life’s last decision, she uncovers inconvenient truths about the organ industry’s own codependence on the opioid c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770468450 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770468455 |
| Author: | Arizona O'Neill |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 374 |
| Release Date: | 19 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.13kg |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 179mm x 232mm |
Critics Review
‘Opioids and Organs is a beautifully drawn and irreverent exploration of the eerie bond between organ donations and addiction, weaving science, history, grief and Frankenstein into a haunting graphic novel about what we carry when we inherit more than just flesh and bone.’ Miriam Toews, Women Talking and A Complicated Kindness. ‘A profoundly moving and beautifully whimsical exploration of grief and family by way of Mary Shelley and a wise, irresistible lizard. Arizona O’Neill brilliantly reanimates Frankenstein to ask urgent and deeply contemporary questions about the ethics of life and death. A gorgeous graphic novel.’ Mona Awad, We Love You, Bunny and Rouge
Arizona O'Neill
Arizona O’Neill is a Montreal-based author and illustrator. She is the illustrator of Nelly Arcan’s L’enfant dans le miroir, and Heather O’Neill’s Valentine in Montreal. Her comics have appeared in Hazlitt, Exclaim!, and Canadian Geographic. She has created animated videos for many outlets including CBC. Opioids and Organs is her debut graphic novel.
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