Category: Comics

ESSAY: Laura Gao’s Navigation Through Asian American Identity in Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

Written and illustrated by Laura Gao, Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American is a Harvey-nominated coming-of-age story about the hardship of identity and the beautiful but messy journey to find it. After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, Laura immigrates to Texas with her family, where she finds herself constantly having…

REVIEW: Redemption and Revenge Ring True in Darlin’ and Her Other Names

Two guides are hired to lead a hunting party. Black and white artwork marries a short narrative of some privileged yet unfortunate souls, with a surprising supernatural twist at the end that stayed in my brain years later. The first version of this supernatural western comic, titled simply Darlin’, was created by Olivia Stephens back…

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