

Monica Gallagher went a step further and actually worked as a model. This short comic is a beautiful slice of her coming of age story. Young Monica pays her dues as a mall model while aspiring to the rarified world of Hair Shows and Runway Work. She knows all she has to do is want it and it will come true. For a time, it seems like she’s right. When I Was A Mall Model was a great read. It took me back to a stage of naiveté and self assurance that will be familiar to many women. If we dream it, we can be it. Eventually every girl has to wake up and decide what kind of woman she’ll become. In Monica Gallagher’s case that was tougher than she expected. Sparsely drawn but memorable beyond it’s page count, When I Was A Mall Model is perfection in a small package.
Final Assessment: Quick but satisfying read. A
Source: Purchased Copy
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Jennifer Lohmann
I’m so glad you posted this! I was one of those model-dreaming children (though I was 10, not 12) and I’m curious to see that slice of life again. Looking back, it was such a strange thing to take classes in….
Erin Satie
Oh, man. I remember saying something about modeling when I was–I think–a freshman in high school & I got SUCH a look from the person I was speaking to that I never let the thought cross my mind again.
In retrospect: thank you, whoever gave me that aghast look, you did me a service.