Dirty Plotte #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "New York City, May 1991," Julie Doucet delivers a sharp, surreal slice of life where the absurdity of daily routines takes center stage. With her signature raw, intimate style, Doucet draws us into a quietly bizarre moment where a hyper-clean version of herself confronts the messy reality of her own habits—only to be undone by the very dirt she’s trying to erase. The story, written, drawn, inked, and lettered entirely by Doucet, features her distinctive cover art, a stark, expressive portrait that captures the issue’s off-kilter tone.
In this quirky 1991 short from *Dirty Plotte #4*, the clash between order and chaos takes a delightfully absurd turn when Super Clean Plotte bursts in to sanitize a messy moment—only to be undone by the very dirt she’s sworn to erase. Written and drawn with sharp, surreal humor, the story pits a hyper-clean ideal against the messy reality of everyday life in just four pages.
In "The Offering," drawn from a dream, Julie encounters a male friend in a distant city, where an unsettling, intimate act unfolds with eerie quiet. The story lingers on the quiet dread and strange intimacy of a moment that defies explanation, leaving the emotional weight lingering long after.
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Reprinted in Bild & Bubblas andra seriebok #[nn] (1992), Pox #3/1992 (1992), Leve Ta Jambe Mon Poisson Est Mort! [Lift Your Leg My Fish Is Dead!] #[nn] (1993), Kurpitsa-albumi #7 (1994), My Most Secret Desire #[nn] (2006), Drawn & Quarterly: Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novels #[nn] (2015), Dirty Plotte: The Complete Julie Doucet #[1] (2018)
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