A juvenile delinquent grows up in this exclusive preview of DeForge’s Brat
Michael DeForge’s relationship with Koyama Press is one of the most rewarding professional partnerships in comics, as Koyama regularly releases new DeForge graphic novels and compilations of the cartoonist’s constantly expanding body of work. And the publisher is doubling down on DeForge this year, publishing a collection of his short comics, A Western World, as part of its spring lineup, followed by a graphic novel, Brat, in the fall. Brat is an introspective, off-kilter exploration of the life of Ms. D., a former juvenile delinquent figuring out her place in the world as she grows out of her adolescent identity. Society still defines her by her delinquency, but she behaves badly because it’s expected and celebrated by those around her. There’s no motivation behind her actions, and now she’s just going through the motions.
