From the Archive: Sketch Book Reviews: Girlhood by Melissa Febos
An illustrated review of Melissa Febos’s new essay collection, GIRLHOOD!
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...moreHow much time do I want with others? How much time do I want with myself?
...moreA deliciously strange fiction about how a diner chain ruined a life.
...morePerplexing discoveries on the streets of Providence lead to a bit of introspection.
...moreSuddenly, it became my civic duty to avoid strange men.
...moreEnjoy a cozy evening at home… and another one… and another one.
...moreBreathe in… breathe out.
...moreFor the longest time, John Stanley’s Little Lulu was one of the best kept secrets in comics.
...moreA young woman stays with her boyfriend’s parents. It will be her last visit.
...moreOn a Tuesday night in New York City, a girl meets the love of her life.
...moreWhile struggling with a severe bout of depression I found myself inexplicably drawn to Prince’s music.
...moreWhat follows is an attempt to speak to the living, as well as the dead.
...moreHow sad, sure, but also how haunting, thrilling, lovely, and sweet.
...moreIn 1999 I was five. I was really just discovering comics for the first time—mostly by reading Spiderman.
...moreWhenever I need to be close to Chelsea and the lessons she taught me, all I have to do is read.
...moreIf comics are sequential art—art that tells a story using a sequence of images—then Alexander Rothman’s work is, to use his term, “sequential verse.”
...moreTom Gauld talks about art, publishing, the balance between commissions and passion projects, and his upcoming book, Goliath.
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