On sale date: July 14, 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
Specs
- Pages
- 236
- Format
- Hardback
- Color
- Black and white
- Dimensions
- 10" × 12"
- ISBN-13
- 9798875001574