Queen's Day

by Leela Corman

A quiet stroll through the lives of three girls on the verge of something big, drawn in a loose calligraphic style. Three tales of hiking, Russian forest witches, and Dutch people. A collection of unconnected stories about girls in ephemeral landscapes - one dreaming, one grieving, one stuck. Queen's Day explores our internal landscapes and private moments in a painterly, expressionistic drawing style. Fall 1999 Xeric Foundation Grant winner.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

68 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

LEELA CORMAN has illustrated books on subjects ranging from urban gardening to the history of the skirt, and her work has also appeared in The New York Times, on WNET/Thirteen, and in The Boston Phoenix, Lilith, Bust, and Tikkun. She studied painting, printmaking, and illustration at Massachusetts College of Art. Leela is also a professional belly dancer. Her radio show, "Ecstacy to Frenzy" airs weekly on GROWRadio. She lives in Florida.

Reviews

[Derek Royal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Early stories from Corman, and fascinating to read alongside later, more mature pieces from her recent We All Wish for Deadly Force.

[D.M. · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book was 5 bucks, it took 5 minutes to read. That seems a little expensive for some half-stories done in will-this-do painted art. I'd like to see her do the same thing with a longer narrative, because Corman clearly has talent. Here, however, it's just treading water.