Julie Doucet facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Julie Doucet |
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| Born | December 31, 1965 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Artist |
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Notable works
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Dirty Plotte My New York Diary |
| Awards | Harvey Award for "Best New Talent" (1991) Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême (2022) |
Julie Doucet (born December 31, 1965) is a famous Canadian cartoonist and artist. She is well-known for her unique comics, especially Dirty Plotte and My New York Diary. These comics often tell stories from her own life.
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About Julie Doucet's Life
Early Years and Art School
Julie Doucet was born in Montreal, Quebec. She first went to an all-girls Catholic school. Later, she studied fine arts at Cégep du Vieux Montréal. This is like a junior college. She then went to the Université du Québec à Montréal. There, she earned a degree in printing arts.
Starting Her Comic Career
Julie began drawing comics in 1987. At first, her comics were published by small presses. She also made her own comic called Dirty Plotte. She used a photocopied magazine, called a zine, to share her daily life. She wrote about her dreams, worries, and ideas. People really started to notice her work when it appeared in Weirdo. This was a magazine by famous cartoonist Robert Crumb.
Moving and Making Comics
In January 1991, a publisher called Drawn & Quarterly started publishing Dirty Plotte as a regular comic series. Soon after, Julie moved to New York. The next year, she moved to Seattle. Her time in New York became the basis for her popular book, My New York Diary. Many stories in this book came from her Dirty Plotte comics.
In 1995, she moved from Seattle to Berlin. While in Berlin, she had her first French book published. It was called Ciboire de criss. In 1998, she returned to Montreal. She released the twelfth and final issue of Dirty Plotte. After this, she took a short break from making comics.
New Projects and Art Forms
Julie Doucet came back to comics in 2000 with The Madame Paul Affair. This comic showed everyday life in Montreal. It was first published in a local newspaper. Around this time, she also started trying new art styles. In 2001, she released Long Time Relationship. This was a collection of her prints and engravings.
In 2004, she published an illustrated diary in French called Journal. It covered about a year of her life. In 2006, she made an autobiography called J comme Je. This book was made from words cut out of magazines and newspapers. In the spring of 2006, she had her first solo art show in Montreal. It was called en souvenir du Melek. In 2007, Drawn and Quarterly published 365 Days: A Diary by Julie Doucet. This book shared her life for a whole year, starting in late 2002.
Taking a Break from Long Comics
Julie Doucet remained active in the Montreal art scene. However, in 2006, she said she had stopped making long comics. She explained that making comics took a lot of work but did not pay much. She wanted to try other types of art.
She felt tired of being known only as a cartoonist. She wanted her work to be seen as more than just comics. She also felt that many cartoonists drew the same way for years. She wanted to explore different artistic paths.
Exploring Other Arts
In 2006, a book of her poetry, À l’école de l’amour, was published. After stopping long comics, she focused on other art forms. These included linocuts, which are prints made from carved linoleum. She also made collages and sculptures from papier-mâché. In 2007, Julie designed the cover for a special edition of Little Women. This classic book was written by Louisa May Alcott.
Returning to Comics
In April 2022, Julie Doucet returned to making comics. Her new comic was called Time Zone J. It was published by Drawn and Quarterly. She said she tried many ways to tell the story before making it a comic. She tried using cut-out words and setting it in the 1800s. She even tried to make it a movie. But nothing else worked as well as a comic.
Time Zone J is special because of its unique layout. You read it from the bottom of each page to the top.
Awards and Special Honours
Julie Doucet has received many awards for her work.
- In 1991, her comic Dirty Plotte was nominated for "Best New Series". Julie won the Harvey Award for "Best New Talent".
- In 1999, The Comics Journal listed the top 100 comics of all time. Dirty Plotte was ranked 96th.
- In 2000, her book My New York Diary won the Firecracker award for best graphic novel.
- Her book 365 Days: A Diary was nominated for an award in 2009. This was at the Doug Wright Awards.
- In 2019, her Dirty Plotte collection was nominated for the SPX Ignatz award. This was for outstanding collection.
- In March 2022, she received the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême. This is a very important lifetime achievement award. She is only the third woman to ever win this award.
See also
- List of feminist comic books
- Portrayal of women in comics
