Brat by Michael DeForge
In Brat, an aging star of delinquency is quickly losing status in the world of minor crime, as younger, more exciting pranksters threaten to take over and erase her legacy. Michael DeForge is an award-winning Toronto comic creator whose most recent books include Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero and A Western World.
Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal
In Woman World, a genetic defect has left the earth populated entirely by women and natural disasters have ravaged the planet. Only Grandma remembers a world with men — a time of that's-what-she-said jokes and heroic mall cops named Paul Blart. Initially created as a series of bi-weekly comic strips posted to Instagram, Woman World was published after gaining a sizeable following online.
Dirty Plotte: The Complete Julie Doucet by Julie Doucet
Julie Doucet burst on the comics scene in the 1990s with a groundbreaking comic series called Dirty Plotte, an irreverent and feminist strip that remains influential nearly three decades later. This volume collects her comic strips, and also includes unpublished work and essays by Doucet and tributes by fellow legends like Adrian Tomine.
