Voices that count A comics anthology by women

Book - 2022

"VOICES THAT COUNT is a collection of short comics that celebrates women. Printed in English for the first time, this Spanish collection highlights and uplifts women's voices, collecting their stories of life, love, and empowerment. Interacting with everything from the realities of gender imbalance in the workplace--through a gender-flipped lens--to toxic beauty standards taking a toll on the body image of young girls, VOICES THAT COUNT gives women a space to recount their struggles and triumphs"--

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  • Julio / by Julia Otero and Ada Diez
  • 24 hours / by Lola García and Agustina Guerrero
  • The bug / by Diana López Varela and Akira Pantsu
  • Empowered / by Estefanía Molina and Ana Oncina
  • Loneliness / by Eva Amaral and María Hesse
  • Sexier / by Leticia Dolera and Raquel Riba Rossy
  • Turtle steps / by Sandra Sabatés and Sandra Cardona
  • Over a banana skirt / by Almudena Grandes and Sara Herranz
  • Mzungu / by Patricia Campos and Sara Soler.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

This earnest if uneven anthology showcases nine stories about women's experience in the Western world. The narratives cover familiar themes of constraining gender roles, distorted body image, and professional discrimination. "Empowered" by Estefanía Molina and Ana Oncina offers the attractive art and clean page design of infographic-style comics, but its patronizing tone undercuts the visual friendliness, as the author repeatedly chides women for not asserting themselves. In the strongest piece, "The Bug," Diana López Varela recounts her struggle with an eating disorder. The cute, manga-style art by Akira Pantsu effectively contrasts beauty with the horrors of the pressures to achieve it, which manifest as maggots and parasitic insects. "Turtle Steps" by Sandra Sabatés and Sandra Cardona explores the evolving role of women's work through the lives of four women, from an early 20th-century farm worker to a contemporary television reporter. The anthology closes on an uncomfortable note with "Mzungu," written by pilot and soccer coach Patricia Campos, which lauds Campos's humanitarian work in Uganda, drawn by Sara Soler. None of the Ugandans in the story speak, though Campos declares she brought them "happiness and values." The white savior narrative seems to raise the question: Whose voices matter here? Though there's bright spots, overall the collection could have used more of a searching light. (June)

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