On sale date: September 1, 2026
Barbara "Willy" Mendes' masterpiece of hallucinogenic storytelling, Queen of Cosmos Comix Trilogy, collected for the first time in a single volume.
In Queen of Cosmos Comix Trilogy, underground cartoonist, fine artist, and muralist Barbara "Willy" Mendes chronicles women creators' psychedelic journey through Biblical tableaux, modern life, and into a fantastical, interstellar future, weaving in her own intimate stories of being an artist, mother, and grandmother, especially in the never-before-published third volume. Inspired by Jewish mysticism, Mendes presents a creation myth shaped by feminine cosmic consciousness, with new, immersive worlds — and a radical reimagining of this one.Includes an illuminating and entertaining interview with Mendes, as well as the 3rd never-before-published chapter of the trilogy.
Praise
"A thoughtful midrash conducted in the language of comics, a political theology worked out through ink, color, and poignant argument." — The Beat
"Comics technique repurposed as liturgical grammar." — RetroFuturista
"A beautiful mix of religion, memoir, and hippiedom." — SerioComics
"What would cosmic mythology and primordial folklore look like as an underground comic?" — Amusing Jews
"Mendes never loses sight of her underground roots, with that same "anything goes" sensibility honed in '70s comix carried all the way through to the present, making this collection a stunning and exciting discovery of a comix master who has been hiding in plain sight for over 50 years." — Cinema Sentries
Specs
- Pages
- 236
- Format
- Hardback
- Color
- Black and white
- Dimensions
- 10.3" × 12.3"
- ISBN-13
- 9798875001574