Melody: Story of a Nude Dancer

In Melody: Story of a Nude Dancer, Sylvie Rancourt’s landmark autobiographical comic from Drawn & Quarterly (2015–present), the creator recounts her own experiences as a young woman working as a nude dancer in 1980s Montreal. Originally self-published in the 1980s, this single-issue volume collects the first part of Rancourt’s raw, unflinching series, which is celebrated for its frank, empathetic portrayal of sex work and the artist’s distinctive, minimalist style. A foundational work in Canadian underground comics, it stands as a vital early example of a woman cartoonist telling her own story on her own terms.