Tyler, Carol. Late Bloomer.

This book is a collection of comics by Carol Tyler, several of which examine the pleasures and stresses of motherhood.

Annotation
Tyler, Carol. Late Bloomer. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2005. Print.

Quotes and Notes
...from “Anatomy of a New Mom” (Page 58)

STRONG IMAGERY OF A MOTHER AS A MONSTER. Carol Tyler’s character begins to look like a demon that carries a strong marker of motherhood: dripping breasts. Protagonist becomes enraged and takes up a knife as if to kill her daughter. Need to escape by going into another space (in Tyler’s case, outside into nature) reflects a coping mechanism that Lamott describes (Lamott goes into another room away from the baby to breathe, or cry, or stand there clenching and unclenching her fists)