When a group of outcasts have to leave the valley, how will they survive the toxicity of the big city?Richard is a benevolent but tough leader. He oversees everything that happens in the valley, and everyone loves him for it. When Lyle the Raccoon becomes sick, his friendsOmar the Spider, Neville the Dog, and Ellie Squirreltake matters into their own hands, breaking Richards strict rules. Caroline Frog rats them out to Richard and they are immediately exiled from the only world theyve ever known. Michael DeForges Leaving Richards Valley expands from a bizarre heros quest into something more. As this ragtag group makes their way out of the valley, and then out of the park and into the big city, we see them coming to terms with different kinds of community: noise-rockers, gentrification protesters, squatters, and more. DeForge is idiosyncratically funny but also deeply insightful about community, cults of personality, and the condoization of cities. These eye-catching and sometimes absurd comics coalesce into a book that questions who our cities are for and how we make community in a capitalist society. | Leaving Richard's Valley by Michael Deforge, Paper over Board | Indigo Chapters