My Most Secret Desire #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collection brings together the complete run of Julie Doucet's raw and unflinching comic strip 'My Most Secret Desire,' originally serialized in the 1990s. Known for her confessional, surreal, and often brutally honest style, Doucet explores themes of female desire, anxiety, and the absurdities of everyday life through a series of dreamlike vignettes and autobiographical fragments. The volume showcases her distinctive pen-and-ink artwork and her pioneering voice in alternative comics, offering an unfiltered glimpse into the subconscious of one of the medium's most influential creators.
"A Night" is a striking, surreal short story from Julie Doucet’s My Most Secret Desire, where a seemingly ordinary picnic takes a bizarre turn when three naked men appear—leading to a moment both absurd and unsettling. The story unfolds with Doucet’s signature raw, intimate style, as the narrative shifts into a dreamlike kitchen where the world itself seems to speak. A 19.95 USD comic from 2006, this issue showcases Doucet’s distinctive voice and art, all drawn, inked, and lettered by her.
In "The Offering," a dream-inspired tale from *My Most Secret Desire* #nn, Julie encounters a mysterious male friend in a distant city, where an intimate and surreal moment unfolds—one that blurs desire, sacrifice, and the unknown. The story’s quiet intensity lingers long after the page turns, leaving the emotional weight of its moment suspended in uncertainty.
In "Missing," a solitary figure wanders through a dreamlike world where absence echoes louder than presence, chasing a connection that slips through their fingers. Based on a haunting memory from a cold December night, the story unfolds as a quiet, melancholic exploration of longing, wrapped in the fragile beauty of a moment that never quite came to be.
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↩ Reprints Rip Off Comix #28 (1990), Dirty Plotte #1 (1991), Dirty Plotte #2 (1991), Drawn & Quarterly #4 (1991), Dirty Plotte #3 (1991), Drawn & Quarterly #5 (1991), Dirty Plotte #4 (1991), Dirty Plotte #5 (1992), Dirty Plotte #6 (1993), Dirty Plotte #7 (1993), Dirty Plotte #10 (1996), Dirty Plotte #12 (1998)
Reprinted in Suuri Kurpitsa #[3] (1997)
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