Coming March 2021 from BOOM! Studios: Girlsplaining A (Sorta) Memoir, by Katja Klengel
This story was written by Chris Doucher, Editor-in-Chief, Writer and Comic Panel Moderator for GeekNerdNet.
BOOM! Studios continues its remarkable reputation of publishing books—other than comics— that tackle real-world experiences. Their latest announcement is the release (March 2021) of GIRLSPLAINING: A (Sorta) MEMOIR, by cartoonist Katja Klengel.
This original graphic novel takes on subjects that have shaped Klengel’s life, including body shaming, how women are viewed in the media, and more. The book provides a heartfelt view of what it means to be a woman today. For an in-depth look behind the story of this soon-to-be-released graphic novel, please read the official press release below.
BOOM! Studios Announces New Graphic
Novel GIRLSPLAINING: A (Sorta) MEMOIR
Discover a Brand New Graphic Novel from the Acclaimed Cartoonist Katja Klengel in March 2021
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 26, 2020) – BOOM! Studios today announced a new original graphic novel GIRLSPLAINING: A (Sorta) MEMOIR, by cartoonist Katja Klengel, tackling the subjects that have shaped her life: from body shaming to the exploration of her sexuality, and from the representation of women in the media to the social pressure on women who don’t have children, available in March 2021.
Why do we fear the word “vulva” so much? Do we really have to be ashamed of our body hair? Why do gender roles in children’s toys seem to be stuck in the ‘50s? With a sense of humor, an open heart, and unsparing candor, Klengel looks back on her childhood through the lens of the popular culture that shaped her identity and examines what being a woman today means to her (and really, a whole lot of us!).
Katja Klengel is an award-winning German comic artist and screenwriter living and working in Berlin. Her first graphic memoir Blattonisch was published in 2012 at Schwarzer Turm. That same year she worked on a serialized graphic novel for German newspaper F.A.Z., called Als ich so alt war (When I Was Your Age). In 2018, Klengel drew the feminist comic column Girlsplaining for online magazine Broadly.
“When I was a teenager I couldn't imagine that there were other girls and women who had the same problems and experienced the same things I did. So, for me,GIRLSPLAINING is the book I would have liked to have when I was younger to help me realize I'm not alone in this,” said Klengel. “I'm happy and excited that I can reach out to many more teenagers and grown-ups in the U.S. and elsewhere, and maybe it's a bit comforting to them.”
GIRLSPLAINING: A (Sorta) MEMOIR is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ award-winning Archaia imprint, home to inspiring graphic novels such asSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Ryan North, and Albert Monteys; The Sacrifice of Darkness by Roxane Gay, Tracy Lynne Oliver, and Rebecca Kirby; Big Black: Stand at Attica by Frank “Big Black” Smith, Jared Reinmuth, and Ameziane,We Served the People by Emei Burell, The Realist by Asaf Hanuka, Girl on Film by Cecil Castellucci and Vicky Leta, Melissa Duffy, V. Gagnon & Jon Berg, New Worldby David Jesus Vignolli, About Betty’s Boob by Vero Cazot and Julie Rocheleau, and Waves by Ingrid Chabbert and Carole Maurel.
“The first time I saw Katja’s openly honest depictions of different experiences she’d had to deal with, just as a woman living her everyday life, I immediately recognized myself in her stories,” said Sierra Hahn, Executive Editor, BOOM! Studios. “Katja illustrates, with great humor and warmth, some of the everyday joys, issues, and challenges that a lot of women could relate to.”
Print copies of GIRLSPLAINING: A (Sorta) MEMOIR, for Mature Readers, will be available for sale in March 2021 at local comic book shops (usecomicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one), bookstores or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Madefire.
For more on GIRLSPLAINING: A (Sorta) MEMOIR and other projects from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios was founded by Ross Richie in 2005 with the singular focus of creating world-class comic book and graphic novel storytelling for all audiences. Through the development of four distinct imprints—BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM!, and Archaia—BOOM! has produced award-winning original work, including Lumberjanes, Once & Future, Something is Killing The Children, Giant Days, andMouse Guard, while also breaking new ground with established licenses such as Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Firefly, WWE, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Cartoon Network, and The Jim Henson Company properties. BOOM! will also bring their original series to life through unique first-look relationships with 20th Century for film and with Netflix for TV. Please visit www.boom-studios.com for more information.
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