An engrossing escapade with a heart-stealing queer romance.'-Kirkus Reviews, 'The Ghost Hawk-otherwise known as Flor-is a queer Latinx bandit with a bird-of-prey helpmate who wields a six-shooter and wears a leather hat atop her voluminous black mane. An open-ended but still satisfying resolution suggests a bright, hopeful future while leaving room to imagine more adventures for Grace and Flor. Their romance develops naturally through moments of flirtation and fond glances. The narrative unites two women with different backgrounds, depicting a relationship in which they support one another. Panels full of movement and vivid character expression create an immersive reading experience. Gillman (Steven Universe: Punching Up, 2018, etc.) captures the southwestern atmosphere with a soft, dusty color palette. With the help of Grace's acting skills and understanding of upper-class, white Georgian culture, they plot to steal secrets from a backroom meeting at a cotillion and sell them to the Union. Despite the wild stories, the mysterious Ghost Hawk turns out to be a 'short brown lady' named Flor who dreams of living out the rest of her life on her own patch of land with some goats as soon as she gets the money from one last, big heist. When Grace, a white trans woman and aspiring actress, runs away from conscription into the Georgia Infantry, she finds herself caught in the talons of the Ghost Hawk, a half-woman, half-hawk demon bandit-or so the rumors say. In addition to their graphic novel work, they teach in the comics MFA program at California College of the Arts.'A runaway and a bandit in search of new lives team up to steal war plans from the Confederacy. They are the creator of the Stonewall Honor Award-winning graphic novel As the Crow Flies and Stage Dreams.

In this new feminist, queer fairy tale collection, the princesses, mermaids, barmaids, children, and wise old women who have been forced to sit on the sidelines in classic stories take center stage to fulfill their own dreams and find the love, power, and happiness they deserve.Ībout the Author: Melanie Gillman is a cartoonist and illustrator who specializes in LGBTQ books for kids and teens. What if the giant who abducted you was actually thoughtful and kind? What if you didn’t want to marry your handsome, popular, but cold-inside suitor? What if your one true love has all the responsibilities that come with running a kingdom?Īward-winning author Melanie Gillman’s phenomenal colored-pencil art creates another “ever after” for the characters who are most worthy of it. A gorgeous all-new collection in graphic novel format from a Stonewall Honor-winning author and artist. In this new, feminist, queer fairy-tale collection, you’ll find the princesses, mermaids, knights, barmaids, children, and wise old women who have been forced to sit on the sidelines in classic stories taking center stage. happily ever after turned out differently than expected.

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