Harkness To Release New Graphic Novel

M. S. Harkness ’17 is releasing a graphic memoir this fall.

Time Under Tension chronicles Harkness's life as a recent college grad "with idle hands due to no classes or full-time work," and how she navigates this new chapter in life while striving to be "stable and solid."

"M.S. Harkness is quickly establishing herself as perhaps the premier comics memoirist of our time." —Solrad

In a recent interview with Columbus Monthly, Harkness talked about the book and how it means a lot to her.

"We can all identify those points in our life where there was a very abrupt: 'And things were different after that.’," says Harkness. "And then you think, what's different? What did you believe prior? Who are you now? … You figure out what that looks like and feels like."

Time Under Tension is slated to release October 24, 2023, and is currently available for preorder.

Learn More

• Preorder Time Under Tension
• Harkness's Website
• Cartoonist M.S. Harkness Gets Personal in 'Time Under Tension' Memoir
  (columbusmonthly.com—September 27, 2023)