May 11, 2026

The much-awaited graphic comedy, DOGS ON DATES by Luke Healy ‘14, is out 6/16 through Drawn & Quarterly. And just as the title suggests, it’s about dogs… on dates!

“Healy balances self-effacing humor with evenhanded introspection over pages of neat, efficient cartooning.” —Publishers Weekly

“A painfully funny… narrative involving grief, identity and the frightening climate crisis… Every page sends up the terrible dissonance between our utter self-obsession and our anxiety (or not) at what’s happening out in the world before our very eyes.” —The Guardian

But there’s no need to wait until publication day. Pre-order DOGS ON DATES at your local bookstore. If you’re in the Upper Valley, check out The Norwich Bookstore, Still North Books & Bar, and The Yankee Bookshop. 

“Healy has created what may well be the perfect romance comic!… Seeing queer romance so intimately and profoundly depicted is a gift. Love wins! Love wins!”

—Justin Hall, cartoonist and educator, editor of NO STRAIGHT LINES

Other Luke Healy titles include:
SELF-ESTEEM AND THE END OF THE WORLD:
https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/self-esteem-and-the-end-of-the-world

THE CON ARTISTS: https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/the-con-artists

AMERICANA: https://nobrow.net/book/americana-and-the-act-of-getting-over-it

PERMANENT PRESS: https://lukehealy.info/permanent-press

HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE NORTH: https://nobrow.net/book/how-to-survive-in-the-north-paperback

Luke’s comedic, adventurous, and introspective work has appeared in The New Yorker, VICE, BBC, and The Nib. He received the Award of Excellence from the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art, an Ignatz Award nomination for Outstanding Minicomic, and was on the Slate Cartoonist Studio Prize shortlist.

His book, AMERICANA, was selected by The Guardian as one of the best books of 2019. Luke’s  first graphic novel, HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE NORTH, was named a best book of 2016 by Publishers Weekly.

The Center for Cartoon Studies had the pleasure of having Luke Healy ‘14 back as a Visiting Artist in 2019. 

Congratulations, Luke!