Global Graphic Novels
Aya: Life in Yop City
Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie’s Aya series starts in the Ivory Coast 1978. Aya is a young woman with dreams of becoming a medical doctor. The episodic story moves through her and her friends lives as they experience setbacks, love, and ambitions as they grow into adults.
Blue Is The Warmest Color
Julie Maroh’s Blue Is The Warmest Color follows Clementine’s sexual journey. While the text is a love story set in France, it is colored with harsh realities with Clementine's internalized homophobia that is regularly reinforced by friends and family.
Drawing the Line
Drawing the line is a compelling anthology by 14 Indian women responding to the 2012 New Delhi bus attack that was a flash point in the women’s rights movement against sexual violence. While some of the short stories deal with sexual violence straight on, many others focus on the gender disparities that support the rape culture.
Exit Wounds
Rutu Modan’s Exit Wounds follows Koby and Numi as they search for Koby’s dad who has disappeared.
