Legendary cartoonist Julie Doucet most recent series of bold lino-cut prints are now available for the first time in this sharply-designed art book. Divided into six chapters, each focuses on a distinct theme ranging from fortune cookies to female sexuality; one is a series of eerily compelling portraits based on a dozen family photographs Doucet found discarded in a garbage can in Berlin. In another series, Doucet explores gender issues as no one else can with twenty hilarious, somewhat unflattering portraits of the "modern man".
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Review:
"Doucet has sweetness and daring, and a self-destructive melancholy no male cartoonist has come close to capturing." - The Village Voice "Doucet's artwork bursts with a passion for life the dense, twisting art has a dreamlike innocence that is almost hypnotic." - L.A. Weekly "Spunky and smart, Doucet stands out for her engaging combination of a cartoonish style and frank realism." - Kirkus Reviews
About the Author:
Julie Doucet's initial foray into the manly world of comics earned her a Harvey Award in 1991 for Best New Talent. Born in Montreal in 1965, Doucet has published four critically acclaimed books: Lift Your Leg, My Fish is Dead!, My Most Secret Desire, the Firecracker Award-Winner My New York Diary, and the The Madame Paul Affair. She is best known for her comic series Dirty Plotte.
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- PublisherDrawn and Quarterly
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1896597467
- ISBN 13 9781896597461
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages114
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