R-24 #5

From Reprodukt's 2001 anthology series comes this striking issue of R-24, featuring "Traumgeburten" — a German-language exploration featuring the work of Julie Doucet, whose raw, expressive cartooning style is immediately recognizable on the cover. The image shows a nude pregnant figure with blonde hair, rendered in Doucet's characteristically loose and visceral linework, cradling her belly while a thought bubble floats above and a glass of red wine sits nearby, with a mirror on the wall reflecting reversed text bearing Doucet's name. Published at 5.00 DEM in 2001, this issue pairs Doucet's art and writing with contributions from Jutta Harms and lettering by Elke Steiner, making it a compelling piece of early-2000s European alternative comics.