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4 ⭐ This LGBTQ positive historical graphic novel is about a stagecoach bobber and her hostage. Her hostage becomes not only her love interest, but her co-conspirator in a plan to steal from the wealthy and set off in a new life. This is a quick, fun story that anyone‘s sure to enjoy it. In the back, the author gives you different info tidbit about events taking place on different pages. They include information

In celebration of the #TransRightsReadathon, I'm highlighting openly trans and nonbinary authors this week. Want some unreasonably gorgeous comics in your life? Pick up Melanie Gillman! Their art is absolute eye candy, and the stories are excellent.

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I completely loved this comic! Gillman is a new favorite of mine, but I found this book by coincidence. I wasn't sure what to expect from this queer historical story, and absolutely loved the ending. The end notes were also great and showed off some interesting history. #LGBTQ #Comic #HistoricalFiction

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A beautifully drawn #ya #graphicnovel about Grace and Flor, a runaway and an outlaw in Civil War-era New Mexico. Grace is trans and running away from conscription into the Confederate army, and Flor is looking for one last heist that will let her leave this outlaw life... A sweet LGBTQIA adventure with lots of historical details. I only wish it was longer.

This sweet graphic novel adventure features a diverse cast of gender nonconformists. Nonbinary cartoonist Melanie Gillman‘s delicate coloured pencil art, in subdued tones that bring antique maps to mind, carefully portrays the setting: 1861 New Mexico Territory. Extensive annotations at the back attest to the work‘s historical accuracy. #AllAges. #LGBTQ #GraphicNovel #comics

In the annotations at the back of the book, Gillman notes a fun fact: “Coat hangers weren‘t invented until 1869, so I had to come up with a different solution for how Luis would display sample dresses for his customers.”

A sweet and adorable graphic novel that explores some of the diversity often ignored in depictions of the American West. A bandit and a young trans woman trying to escape "conscription" into the Confederacy work together to uncover Confederate plans to take New Mexico territory for the Union.

Friday night with an adorable graphic novel