I am so excited that Vancouver artist, Emily Cowan, has now launched her extraordinary comic BOUNDARY online!
BOUNDARY is a long-form comic about being stuck, difficult families, changing friendships and the different kinds of boundaries in our lives. Mostly though, it’s about adolescent frustration and the unbearable tragedy that is being fifteen.
Emily Cowan has a sharp and insightful approach to both life and her art. I have been lucky enough to watch Emily’s creative process in person. Each panel is meticulously rendered with a sure hand and the drawings reflect the dry wit and teenage angst that is the heart of the comic perfectly. The landscape, both exterior and interior, are so welcoming, familiar and accurate. I love the sparseness of the text, allowing the story to truly speak- authentically. And the characters have that look- what we call in Sweden: halvslutna ögon- that half mast eyed “sigh” look of the anxious and fatigued- yet ALIVE, living life one beautiful step at a time.
And OH MY GOD- it’s just so GOOOOOOOD!
Check out panels 1 and 2 and make sure to catch new posts online!
Boundary updates on Mondays.
Check out Emily’s new ETSY site:
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