Creator: Evan Adams Independently published, February 2026 Evan Adams’ Shattered is an unusual first attempt at a graphic novel. The 2026 comic follows Ethan Timmbs through the first weeks of sixth grade at Forest Hill Middle School, where the ordinary anxieties of adolescence are compounded by the strange reality of attending school during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Adams describes 6th Grade Story as being based on his own life, with characters, events, and locations drawn from his experiences around 2020. That autobiographical foundation gives the story an oddly specific quality. Rather than presenting middle school as a generic coming-of-age setting, Mr Adams focuses on the small humiliations, frustrations, social awkwardness, and institutional rules that can make the experience feel overwhelming to a child. This comic is the dark shadow of Jeff Kinney’s acclaimed children’s book series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Ethan enters sixth grade already separated from many of