Julie Doucet is coming to Leipzig for The Millionaires Club!
If it wasn’t for Julie Doucet (*1965, Montréal, Canada) many of us wouldn’t be drawing comics today. Her work was and continues to be a huge influence on so many in the world of comics. Since first appearing in 1991 (Drawn & Quarterly) and soon after translated into German and published by Reprodukt, her comic series Dirty Plotte made huge waves in the underground scene. Dirty Plotte (Schnitte in German) is semi autobiographical work consisting of stories of horrible relationships, moving to various cities, studying art and wild dreams that turn into nightmares. Every panel is filled to the brim with so much to look at in an unmistakable style and humor. Junk all over the studio floor, trash in the streets, dishes in the sink - an incredibly pleasant chaos that leaves you wanting more.
Drawn & Quarterly released a beautiful 2 Volume Collection (596 pages!!) of Julies Work in 2018. In time for The Millionaires Club, Reprodukt will have ready a new German collection (Julie Doucets allerschönste Comic Strips) of unpublished comics!
We are very honored that Julie is coming to Leipzig after such a long hiatus away from the comics scene. We will show excerpts of her art and she will be tabling with zines and books. ------------- The project is part of the culture program related to Canada’s Guest of Honour presentation at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2020. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada.