n 1991,Julie Doucet abruptly packed her bags and moved to New York. Trouble followed her in the form of a jealous boyfriend, insecurity about he talent, her worsening epilepsy, and a tendency to self-medicate with booze and drugs. 2000 firecracker Award for Best Graphic Novel

 

Julie Doucet lives in Montreal. Her critically acclaimed comic-book series Dirty Plotte has been collected into the graphic novels My Most Secret Desire, My New York Diary and Lift Your Leg,My Fish Is Dead. She also has two art books, Long Time Relationship and Lady Pep.

 

“ A dramatic roller-coaster ride...[it] lures you in like a cut the mouth”─ Chicago New City

“ Much like her life, her black-and-white drawings are complex, detailed and cluttered, and transform the hard knocks and bad decisions of a somewhat innocent underground cartoonist into wonderfully charming tales of urban survival.”─ Publishers Weekly

“ ...ferocious female sexuality.”─ LA New Times

“ The hand-lettering, with some misspellings(French is the artists first language),adds to the overall effect: spunky and smart, Doucet is the true voice of grrrrl power “─ Kirkus Reuiews

“ ...one of the most promising of the younger graphic novelists...”─ Charles McGrath, The New York Times Magazine