Skip to content

D+Q To Publish Children's Book by Geneviève Castrée in 2018

A Bubble by Geneviève Castrée

by BK Munn
Publisher Drawn and Quarterly has revealed that it will publish one of the final works by cartoonist and musician Geneviève Castrée.  Created before her death in 2016, A Bubble is billed as Castrée’s last gift to her young daughter and depicts the pair floating through day-to-day tasks together.
An online preview is available here.

Here is the full notice from the publisher:
ARTIST AND MUSICIAN GENEVIÈVE CASTRÉE’S LAST WORK–AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE, MEANT TO LAST LONGER THAN WORDS

Drawn near the end of her life, surrounded by the nature and calm of Anacortes, Washington, Geneviève Castrée drew one final gift for her two-year-old daughter, the stunning board book A Bubble. Leaving behind a last note for a young child is an incomprehensible task; Castrée responds with grace and subtlety. Using precise, exquisite drawings of herself and her daughter, changes in their daily routines are depicted as a greater story unfolds. Castrée and her daughter float from page to page, encased in a bubble that protects them from the outside world. A contemplation of love and loss, A Bubble is a lasting declaration, a final memory, a comfort for others experiencing grief, and a beautiful archive of one of the world’s most talented cartoonist’s final artistic achievements.
Known for her hauntingly beautiful music (Ô PAON, Woelv), engrossingly detailed album illustrations, and delicate, subtle comics, Castrée’s previous graphic novel, Susceptible, shows her rare ability to handle difficult personal material with intimacy and honesty. A Bubble acts as an extension of Castrée’s life story, and final chapter of a beautifully full existence. Castrée passed away in 2016 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Published by Spilt Ink Comics!