Autobiography has a rich history in comics with many of its megastars, like Alison Bechdel, Art Spiegelman, Julie Doucet, Harvey Pekar, and Julia Wertz specializing in the genre. Keiler Roberts is master of the medium, her command of pacing, framing and facial expressions bring the moments of her life to life in comics form.

Roberts deals with complicated issues inherent with being an artist, mother and partner with a bipolar diagnosis with an unwavering lens. These are comics about a life laid bare, but they are presented with such skill and humour that they eschew the maudlin and myopic.

Like Julia Wertz or Lena Dunham, Roberts has an uncanny ability to make life?s uncomfortable moments funny. This isn?t dark comedy, per se, but an acknowledgement of life?s farcicality.