Future Me is Fat

A fat girl’s time-travel escapades through space, time, and diet culture.

Told through sci-fi and autofiction, our heroine visits past selves, family histories, and distant futures to confront diet and body trends for some big fat adventures of her own.

About the Author

Mollie Cronin is a cartoonist from Halifax, NS, and Fredericton, NB. Since 2015, Cronin has been creating comics and illustrations under the name Art Brat Comics, where she tersely tackles modern dating, fatphobia, and gender dynamics. Her work has appeared on Hulu’s Shrill, as illustrations in books such as Molly Forbes’ Every Body (2023), as tattoos, and as a monthly strip comic in an alt-weekly. Cronin has taught several comic courses in the extended studies program at NSCAD and has lectured at Dalhousie, U of T, and Queen’s. She holds a BA in Art History from NSCAD University (2015), and an MA in Gender Studies from Queen’s University (2024). She is currently living in Toronto where she is a PHD candidate at York. This is the first book of Cronin’s comics.

About Conundrum 25

CONUNDRUM 25, a landmark series of gem-like volumes, presents masters of the graphic short story form at work in a range of styles. From precious rediscoveries to gender-playful fictions, fabular futurism to uncanny imaginings, there are stories by a new generation of Conundrum artists alongside classics of the form. Bringing together past, present, and future in our 25th year and beyond, CONUNDRUM 25 is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.

Publication Details

ISBN: 9781772621150
120 pages, 4.25 x 6.25 inches
b&w, trade paper
October 2025