A review by saidtheraina
Constellations by Kate Glasheen

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

4.0

Follows the alcohol abuse and rehab experience of a butch teen raised in a small dying factory town.  Fictionalized account written from lived experience.  Depictions of gender expression-based harassment, assault, among other things.  Most of the pages focus on group therapy/support sessions in the rehab center.  

Glasheen's illustrations are distinctive and are consistent with the cover - full-color, with a chaotic watercolor effect.  Lined notepaper-like fragments show up throughout, which implies the vibes of a daily journal/processing tool.  Their figures have notably angry eyebrows almost all the time.  Glasheen is a tattoo artist in PA, alongside their authorship.