Dirty Plotte #5

In "What an Intense City!", Julie Doucet turns her sharp, self-aware lens to the comics landscape with a series of incisive, wry reviews that capture the pulse of indie comics in the early '90s. From the surreal humor of *Box* to the gritty realism of *Low Life*, each critique is a snapshot of a moment in underground comics history, rendered in Doucet’s signature style—intimate, unflinching, and utterly her own. The issue’s cover, fully drawn by Doucet, mirrors the raw, personal energy of the content within.