This New Graphic Novel About Working In The Oil Sands Is Getting Rave Reviews

Before Canadian humorist Kate Beaton was making us laugh with her lauded historical comic, Hark! A Vagrant, she was paying off student loans by working in Alberta’s oil industry.

Inspired by her experiences, her new graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, offers a revealing look at the class, gender, race and environmental issues that plague the industry.