Hello, my name is Maggie. I've been publishing books and zines in the small press comics community since 2007. I co-founded 2dcloud, now I focus on my own books.
I'm excited to share my first self-published graphic novel with you! Chrysanthemum Under the Waves was 6+ years in the making and is a collection of 9 comics. It began as a single comic - a silent interpretation of the short story, The Tooth, by Shirley Jackson.
In Jackson's writing, I met James Harris. His is an ominous but nearly invisible presence in her stories, a tall man in a blue suit, a face hidden under a hat or by cigar smoke... He is a demon figure, a portent of doom. As he seeped into my comics, my marriage, my career and my health failed. At first, I thought that James Harris came to destroy me. Over time, I recognized he was there to help me say goodbye to all I loved most.
You can preorder now. Advanced copies will be available at CXC (Cartoon Crossroads Columbus) 9/26-9/29/2024 and on the fall leg of my Less is More Zine Tour.
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Magical feats of comics communication within these stories, beautiful tricks of mark making expressing what cannot be said.
I really love this book, very much.
— Lale Westvind, author of Grip published by Perfectly Acceptable Press
Upcoming Events
2024: The Less is More Zine Tour
- ☞ 4/27 Madison Print & Resist Zine Fest, Madison, WI
- ☞ 6/14-7/7 Drawing Worlds: The art of comics and beyond, A2AC (The Ann Arbor Art Center), Ann Arbor, MI
- ☞ 6/15 ZND Fest (Zine Not Dead Fest: A Comics and Small Press Fair), Chicago, IL
- ☞ 6/30 oddball market, the Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
- ☞ 8/17 Autoptic Festival, Minneapolis, MN
- ☞ 8/18 INZF (Insert Name Zine Fest), Minneapolis, MN
- ☞ 8/24-25 CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo), Chicago, IL
- ☞ 9/14-15 The Urban Birding Festival, Chicago, IL
- ☞ 9/26-29 CXC (Cartoon Crossroads Columbus), Columbus, OH
Check back soon for more tour dates!