Becoming Horses

A fantastic exploration of movement and form. Evokes equal parts Jules Feiffer and Tove Jansson.--Michael DeForge, author of Leaving Richard's Valley.

I wish Disa Wallander's images could be eaten or stolen or inhabited. Because I find them so beautiful it hurts to have to settle with just looking at them. But the greatest thing about her book is that it talks about exactly that--the fact that we humans would sometimes like to inhabit works of art or become horses, and that these desires are as comforting as they are painful.--Julie Delporte, author of This Woman's Work

Wallander's work in Becoming Horses strikes a lot of notes that modern cartooning seems to have eschewed... A style of cartooning that embraces the unknown and is comfortable with ambiguity. There's a simplicity of line that is juxtaposed with emotional complexity. It's a cartooning style that lets readers fall into themselves. It's a style that makes Becoming Horses both familiar and powerful.--Solrad

Wallander's ideas about art are provocative, and her illustrations are incredibly striking in this memorable debut.--Thomas Batten, Library Journal

This wry meditation on art and self-expression... and gently philosophical ramble is likely to appeal to creative types who periodically get stuck on the question of what creativity is for.--Publishers Weekly

[T]he mixed media adventure that this book provides is a very serious and lively demonstration of play.
--The Quietus