Make Me a Woman

ItÆs easy to understand why Vanessa Davis has taken the comic industry by storm and is poised to do the same with the world-at-large, her comics are pure chutzpah, gorgeously illustrated in watercolours. No story is too painful to tell û like how much she enjoyed fat camp. Nor too off limits û like her critique of R. Crumb. Nor too personal û like her stories of growing up Jewish in Florida. Using her sweet but biting wit, Davis effortlessly carves out a wholly original and refreshing niche in two well-worn territories: autobiographical comics and the Jewish identity. - - Davis draws strips from her daily diary often centring on her relationships with men, her mother, and eventually her long-time boyfriend. Her intimacy, self deprecation and candour has deservedly earned her many accolades and awards. Her deft comedic touch will surely set her as the cartoonist counterpart to fellow humorists David Sedaris, Fran Lebowitz and Sloane Crosley. -