Chamomile

Laika is the first living creature to appear in Earth's space orbit. The little mongrel, thrown into space for an experiment, was not supposed to return; the designers did not provide for such a possibility. This story intricately intertwines the lives of several people connected by Laika's flight: the brilliant designer Korolev, Khrushchev, who strives to get ahead of the United States in the development of the space program, the veterinarian Elena, who is responsible for the health of the test dog... Behind the story of the doomed animal, Nick Abadzis finds the story of hidden deep within humanity.

This incredibly emotional comic has won numerous awards and was named Best Comic of 2007 by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, selected by the New York Public Library and Young Adult Library Services Association, and won the Eisner Award for Best Teen Comic in 2008.