MELODY
Sylvie Rancourt, cartooned this memoir about her life in Montréal as a nude dancer. She titled it “Melody”, her stage name. Later she teamed up with illustrator Jacques Boivin to produce a series of periodicals which pushed the story back to her early life with her first husband Nick first in Abitibi, then brought it forward into Montréal.
MEDIUM:
BOOK GRAPHIC:
Content memoir & Cover book front:
Archives Mélody 1à7. Car., Sylvie Rancourt. Les Éditions du Phylactère, 1989.
Melody: Story Of A Nude Dancer. Car., S. Rancourt. Trans., Helge Dascher. Drawn & Quarterly, June 2015.
Content memoir & Cover book front:
The Orgies Of Abitibi. Writ., & Layout, S. Rancourt. Translation, Finished art & cover illustration, J. Boivin. Kitchen Sink Press Inc. 1991. Collects the stories from the first four periodicals below.
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC: All published by Kitchen Sink Press
Content:
Folio:
| Melody, 2, Oct. 1988: “Strip Club”:. . | ||
| “France: One of Melody’s Co-workers at Miracle Bar, 11 Feb. 1987.” Illus., Jacques Boivin. | ||
| No title. Illustrator listed below.: | ||
| Bernie Mireault.
Gabriel Morrisette. |
Christine Laniel/88.
Vivian Katz/1988. |
R, Walker/1988 (Omaha) |
| “Strip Club”: Melody, 5, Apr. 1990: No title: Illustrator listed below.: | |
| Gabriel Morrisette
Zeronik/ Lausanne, Suisse, Juin ’88. Sylvie Rancourt sketched Gabriel Morrisette and Jacques Boivin. Eric Theriault/1989. |
Mary Fleener/1988.
Dave Stevens/1955 Luc Giard/1989 Julie Doucet/1989. Mark Schultz. |
Memoir:
| Melody…: “….:” …. Writ., & Layout, Sylvie Rancourt. Trans. & Finished art Jacques Boivin: 1-24. | |
| 1, May 1988: “Rural Routes, 1979”.
2, Mar 1988: “Lunatic Lola”. |
3, Mar. 1989: “Sisters in Crime: Abitibi 1979”.
4, Sept. 1989: “Debauchery”. |
| Melody…: “….:” …. Writ., Sylvie Rancourt. Pen. Gabrielle Morrissette. Trans., Let., J. Boivin: 1-24. |
| 5, Apr. 1990: “A Father’s Ire.” Ink Jacques Boivin.
6, Dec.. 1990: “Isoscelles.” Ink (1-9), Jacques Boivin. Ink (10-24) G. Morrissette. 7, Feb.. 1992: : “The Way Out.” Ink Jacques Boivin. 8, Jan. 1993: “Big City Welcome.” Ink, Jacques Boivin. |
Melody, 10, 1995: “Birthnight.” Writ., S. Rancourt. Trans. & Illus., J. Boivin: 1-24.
Miscellaneous:
Melody, 1, May 1988: “My dear Melody: 1985: A letter from an admirer.” Writ., unknown. Translated, visualized & Let., J. Boivin. Pen., Bernie Mireault. In., G. Morrisette. 26-31.
Melody, 3, Mar 1989: “Love Strip: 1988.” A letter in cartoon format Car., unknown. Adapted & illustrated by Gabriel Morrisette. Ed., & Let., Jacques Boivin. 26-32.
Melody, 4, Sept. 1989: 26-31: “Swingers, Sorrow: 1975 near Sarrela.” Writ., Sylvia Rancourt. Translation, Jacques Boivin. Illus., Gabriel Morrisette.
Melody, 6, Dec. 1990: “From the Bottom.” A letter May 1987.” Trans.& car. Jacques Boivin.
Melody, 10, 1995: “Esoterotica: Illus: Jacques Boivin: 26-32. “The Vault of Smut.” Car., Jacques Boivin Back cover.
Cover
Front::
| Melody,…: Illus., Jacques Boivin. | |||
| 1, May 1988.
2, Oct. 1988. |
3, Mar 1989.
4, Sept. 1989. |
6, Dec 1990.
7, Feb 1992. |
8, Jan. 1993.
10, 1995. |
Wrap around:
Melody, 5, Apr. 1990: Illus., Jacques Boivin.
GALLERY:
Melody: Front cover. Illus., Sylvia Rancourt
Melody 7, Feb. 1992: Front cover. .Illus., Jacques Boivin.