Quebéc native, Julie Doucet est La Femme Terriblé of comics, Canadian and otherwise. Pyschotic, scatological, mono-maniacal and ink-stained, her comics are in a league of their own. Initially inspired to produce comics by the early self-published work of fellow Canadian, Chester Brown, Ms. Doucet embarked on a series of comics work where no holds were barred and no punches pulled. Self examination was the order of the day, and while it was Julie's own self that was plumbed to its deep dark depths, all of us who went along for the ride found that the magic searchlight of her art illuminated our own inner demons as well. A few comics artists have lived in her artistic neighborhood: the aforementioned Chester Brown during the eighties, R. Crumb during the late sixties and Kaz, being the most notable who come to mind.