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Drawing Power
Edited by Diane Noomin, Introduction by Roxanne Gay
2019, Abrams Comicarts
This anthology was a powerful collection of women’s voices on surviving assault and the paradigm shift of the #MeToo movement. The anthology features an exceptional lineup of comic artists, including many Jewish women. All of the stories are powerful in their own unique ways, but here, I want to highlight some of the Jewish authors and their contributions to the anthology:
Aline Kominsky-Crumb: An artist to be reckoned with, a foundational member of the Wimmins Comix and underground comix movements. Her entry is a struggle with her complex feelings about her sexual coming-of age as a teenager in the 1950s. Her comic reflects a nuanced perspective on sexuality, especially in the context of her career as a cartoonist who does not shy away from embracing her sexuality.
Tyler Cohen: Cohen’s work is apologetically feminist, queer, and centers around her experience as a mother. Her entry focuses on guiding her daughter to protect herself in a dangerous world.
Hila Noam: One of my favorite essays of the collection. Noam brings to life the stories from her mother and husband as they traveled through Israel. She leaves the reader considering the many ways we choose to reclaim our power.
Liana Fink: One of my favorite cartoonists, Fink’s work frequently graces the pages of The New Yorker and is the author of several graphic novels (which I will discuss in a separate post). Her visually minimalist art style always delivers a profound emotional punch.
Illana Zeffren: A proud lesbian artist, Zeffren’s comics often feature her cats engaging with political and daily issues in Israel. Here, she recounts her experience as a decoder in the IDF, and the ways the unwanted social advances of male authority figures left more than a bad taste in her mouth years after her service.
Miriam Libiki: While her work as a whole usually centers on the experience of serving in the IDF, this comic departs from her normal setting and framework. The moment she captures here is intimate and tense. She highlights how language barriers can quickly turn from inconvenience to danger.
Corine Pearlman: Disjointed and terrifying, using abstraction Pearlman places the reader back in her head to experience the moment with her past self.
Dr. Sarah Lightman: Notably, Lightman has edited an extensive set of essays entitled Graphic Details: Jewish Women’s Confessional Comics in Essays and Interviews that features the work of many of the artists highlighted in this post. Her piece in Drawing Power juxtaposes beauty and trauma. In the work, Lightman recalls in her narrative a painful experience she had in Jerusalem.
Nina Laden: I best know her because I grew up reading her childrens books Pick-a Who? and When Pigasso met Mootise. Her essay is a reflection on the past, and her power to tell her own story.
Ariel Schrag: Schrag’s comics are a candid depiction of her life, especially sexuality. This piece is a reflection on her perilous navigation of networking as a young cartoonist selling her wares at San Diego Comic Con, 1999 and the hidden dark realities of starting out in indie comics as a young woman.
Look, I know it's literally the billionth time I've posted about this anthology, but it recently won an Eisner and that's pretty cool. Thank you to all of the other wonderful contributors for scooping out your guts into panels and text for this, and to Dianne Noomin for editing. It's been an absolute honour to have work included alongside yours.
The Drawing Power anthology I’m featured in is now up for pre-order!
We’re also having an event on September 16th at Strand Books in NYC for the book’s release!
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