Melody by Sylvie Rancourt. $23, 345 pages, black and white, published by Drawn and Quarterly.

Rancourt self published these comics while working in a 1980s strip club, and they are beyond just a fascinating cultural document. To call these comics 'from the heart' gets us half the way there, as they are also angry, sad and more. I like to think D and Q published this book in response to also publishing Paying For It. This is the better book, by a mile.