How best to describe Mattie Lubchansky‘s new graphic novel Simplicity? It’s a nestled narrative about how a futuristic society remembers the past; it’s an unsettling account of an academic learning too much about the history of an isolated community; and it’s a psychedelic-infused story where bizarre creatures lurk just out of sight. There’s a lot going on, basically, and Lubchansky deftly balances these seemingly disparate elements throughout. I spoke with her about utopias past and future, the legacy of The Wicker Man, and the follies of jetpacks.
