Girl Town

Ignatz Award-winning cartoonist Casey Nowak (Lumberjanes) finds powerful truths in fantasy worlds. This solo debut collection celebrates the ascent of a rising star in comics.

Diana got hurt -- a lot -- and she's decided to deal with this fact by purchasing a life-sized robot boyfriend. Mary and La-La host a podcast about a movie no one's ever seen. Kelly has dragged her friend Beth out of her comfort zone -- and into a day at the fantasy market that neither of them will forget.

Girl Town collects the Ignatz Award-winning stories "Radishes" and "Diana's Electric Tongue" together with several other tales of young adulthood and the search for connection. Here are Casey Nowak's most acclaimed mini-comics and anthology contributions, enhanced with new colors and joined by brand-new work.

Bold, infatuated, wounded, or lost, Nowak's girls shine with life and longing. Their stories -- depicted with remarkable charm and insight -- capture the spirit of our time.

Casey Nowak graduated from the University of Michigan's School of Art and Design in 2011. They live in Ann Arbor.

In addition to their award-winning mini-comics such as "Radishes" and "Diana's Electric Tongue" (both collected in Girl Town), Nowak has drawn twelve issues of Lumberjanes and created two Buffy the Vampire Slayer middle-grade books, New School Nightmare and The Cursed Coven.