"One of the Outstanding Comics of 2015." — Village Voice
"It looks, with eyes wide open, at the teenagers who are awkwardly – and sometimes, due to the increasing availability of heroin, dangerously – coming of age in Manchester’s thumping music scene." — Katie Haegele, The Believer
"It’s a coming-of-age tale if there ever was one." — Frank Santoro, The Comics Journal
"It feels personal, and intimate in a way that belies its status as fiction." — Tim O'Neil, Onion AV Club
"Mardou’s black-and-white line drawings are expressive, focusing primarily on the interactions between characters but also capturing moments of solitude in a spare but effective way." — Eva Volin, Booklist
"If the biggest problem with a book is the fact that I didn’t like that it ended, I’d call that a success." — Kevin Bramer, Optical Sloth
"Mardou pens a compelling story…" — Lady Collective
"The tale is broad in its thematic scope, covering everything from religion to drug use to teenage relationships and the search for one’s place in the world." — Joshua K. Connelly, Riverfront Times
"Mardou does a wonderful job of capturing the aimlessness of this in-between age, as well as its unexpected joys." — Publishers Weekly
"Mardou’s narration is wonderful. She paces the story quite well making every page feel intimate and personal."—Dustin Cabeal, Comic Bastards
Iris, a young woman turning eighteen in early 1990s Manchester, England, is slowly losing her tenuous grip on her world of burger-flipping, drugs, and rock 'n roll. After quitting her job at a clothes shop, Iris takes a position at a burger bar at the train station, where her crush on fellow burger-flipper Glen takes her down a dark path. A Revival House Press production in association with Alternative Comics.
Mardou is from Manchester, England and now lives in St Louis, Missouri. She has been making mini-comics since 2001, and was a founder of the all-girl comic Whores of Mensa. Mardou contributed art to the 2015 film The Missing Girl.
