Paying For It

A single-issue graphic memoir from Drawn & Quarterly, Paying For It is a candid, book-length account of cartoonist Chester Brown’s decade-long experience as a client of sex workers. Published in 2013, the work combines autobiographical narrative with philosophical debate, using Brown’s signature spare style to explore intimacy, commerce, and the ethics of sex work. It remains a landmark of confessional cartooning, notable for its unflinching personal honesty and its contribution to conversations around decriminalization.