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    Michael DeForge’s passion for comics and interest in utopian societies shapes his graphic novels and comic art

    Michael DeForge is a Toronto-based creator who has won awards for comics like Leaving Richard’s Valley, Dressing and Lose #1. Other acclaimed books include Stunt, Big Kids, Ant Colony and Sticks Angelica Folk Hero. DeForge was a finalist for the 2021 Doug Wright Awards for Canadian comics for the 2020 graphic novel Familiar Face. His latest work is Heaven No Hell, a collection of comics that explores the nature of relationships, life and society. The included stories range from an angel touring heaven to a couple following their pregnancy with an app to a couple who make terrible choices after an experiment goes…