Isabelle Melançon is a gifted French-Canadian artist who brings to life enchanting, fairy tale-inspired comics, with a special focus on crows. With over a decade of experience in creating captivating cartoons, Isabelle is not only the mind behind Crow Time, which we’re featuring here, but she is also a co-author of the Namesake webcomic a collaborative project with Megan Lavey-Heaton. Isabelle’s comics are united by one core idea little stories like fairy tales matter. She explained that Crow Time is deeply influenced by the comics she loved as a child, including Moomin and The Smurfs by Peyo. These whimsical tales rich in medieval fantasy and clever wordplay, have shaped her imagination and continue to inspire her artistic vision.
Reflecting on her first comic, Statue, Isabelle shared, I think Statue is deeply about grief and how it feels like love for someone who no longer has a place to go. It’s about those small quiet moments that linger after you lose someone. Let’s take a journey through Isabelle’s magical world, where themes of friendship resilience and a touch of enchantment come together in beautiful harmony.
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Isabelle Melançon opened up about what first inspired her to pursue art and comics.
I’ve been drawing and reading comics since I was very young. My parents loved comics they were trekkies too and big fans of Lord of the Ring. They always encouraged me and my brothers to engage in art or sports. Art was just always there and it was something that was always supported in our family.
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Isabelle opened up about her creative process, saying, I don’t follow a strict routine to find ideas. What I do is give my mind the freedom to let ideas evolve. I always keep a sketchbook with me to quickly jot down ideas, even if the sketches are rough. This way, I can come back to them and expand later. It’s really important to allow yourself the space to think and let ideas naturally take shape.
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Isabelle expressed what she hopes readers take away from her work I often get messages from people saying that my comics brightened their day or that reading through the Namesake series helped them through a tough time. These kinds of messages remind me that my work truly resonates with others. Above all, I want people to feel inspired happy and maybe even a bit uplifted by what I create.
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