The return of 1990s trailblazer Julie Doucet, who quit a mostly homogenous, male-dominated industry, is emblematic of the sea change within comics, showcased in an extraordinarily diverse crowd of creators debuting this spring.
Serenity by blackpowerbarbie
My hopes for 2021 are lofty. I want to visit a water park with my loved ones. I want to share space with strangers whose proximity I’m not gravely afraid of. I want to stand in a long line and laugh moistly over funnel cake. I want to float on the lazy river in the beating heat, unbothered by whose child might be peeing in the water because we’re all there to relax and have a good time together.
Home by Jonathan Dyck
I grew up in southern Manitoba, and all I saw in front of me was gridded farmland. But spending so much time close to home is changing the way I think about the Prairies. I’ve hiked old trails, visited ghost towns, and learned about the trading sites that shaped this area before the Canadian government sent in its survey crews. I’m noticing the variations across farmers’ fields beyond their respective crops: the covered-over creek beds, the persistent patches of forest and scrub. And I’ve been bringing along my binoculars to