Imogen Quest

Olivia Walch started drawing Imogen Quest in college and kept it up during graduate school. While she is a full-time mathematician, drawing weekly comics is her way of reflecting on and processing her life experiences—almost like a public diary. When Walch looks back on old comics, she sees snapshots of a past self who was ruminating on and grappling with very different things than the Olivia of today. "Like, there was once a time where I didn't have bangs. I barely remember that time! But there it is, in my old comics," Walch says. Wow, what a journey this has all been.