Somna: A Bedtime Story (winner of the Eisner Award for Best New Series in 2024, published by DSTLRY), follows a young woman named Ingrid, down a path of lust and ecstasy during the 17th century witch trials in England. Conceived by Becky Bloonan and Tula Lotay , Somna is a graphic novel with an unabashed infusion of sensuality, the supernatural, and the scary. The historical horror blended with fantasy and folk conjures up scenes from films like Midsommar (starring Florence Pugh) and The Witch (starring Anya Taylor Joy). While the book came out in 2023, my introduction to this comic was in 2025 which solidifies the notion that this story has staying power.

Our protagonist, Ingrid, is trying to diminish the fire inside her — specifically her enduring sexual curiosity, arous

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