Time Zone J

"Julie Doucet is back! Renowned for the brutally frank “Dirty Plotte” series and numerous books, the ’90s comics star quit drawing more than 20 years ago. She’s stored up a lot of feelings in that time. Her recollections of a love affair she embarked on back in 1989 sprawl turbulently across every page of Time Zone J – they even bleed onto the book’s endpapers. Doucet’s crowded compositions may be overwhelming, but her reflections on humanity are more tentative and nuanced than they once were. Still, even 20 years older, Doucet is as dangerous as ever."