The Best American Comics #2015
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume of the annual anthology series, guest-edited by cartoonist Roz Chast, gathers a diverse selection of the year's most notable comic stories and graphic narratives from both established and emerging artists. Featuring works by contributors such as Liana Finck, Ben Katchor, and Jillian Tamaki, the collection showcases the breadth of contemporary American comics across genres and styles.
In "Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Excerpt)," Peter Bagge delivers a sharp, unflinching look at the early life of Margaret Sanger, tracing her formative years in Corning, New York, where she witnesses the toll of relentless childbirth on her mother. Through Bagge’s incisive storytelling and distinctive art—rendered in collaboration with Joanne Bagge on color and lettering—this excerpt captures Sanger’s fierce, often alienating drive as she becomes a nurse and begins her controversial campaign for contraception and sexual freedom. The cover by Raymond Pettibon adds a stark, provocative edge to this powerful entry in The Best American Comics 2015.
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Margret Sanger grows up in Corning, New York, seeing her mother suffer from the effects of 18 pregnancies. She becomes a nurse and begins to campaign for contraception (still illegal in many venues) and free love. Abrasive and self-centered, she alienates many of her allies and family members, but continues in her struggle.
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