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Washington’s Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben
By Josh Trujillo and Levi Hastings
A queer Revolutionary War hero gets his glorious due.
The Adoption
By Zidrou and Arno Monin; translated by Jeremy Melloul
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The grandfather of an adopted girl travels halfway around the world to discover the meaning of family.
Once Upon a Time in France
By Fabien Nury; illustrated Sylvain Vallée; translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger
A Jewish-immigrant war profiteer tries to reconcile what he did to survive the Nazis.
Last Look
By Charles Burns
A multilayered graphic novel about one man’s expedition to the inner chamber of his psyche.
Cousin Joseph: A Graphic Novel
By Jules Feiffer
This funny, masterly prequel to 2014’s Kill My Mother mines noir gold.
Kill My Mother
By Jules Feiffer
Expressive art and storytelling (not to mention several tall, mysterious women) highlight this noir graphic novel.
Review of Two Recent Graphic Novels: Templar and Genius
Reviewed by Wilson C. Freeman
The two protagonists from these graphic novels — one a Knight Templar, another a struggling theoretical physicist — couldn’t be more different, but their stories will make you take notice.
