Today writer Graphic Mundi introduced Marry Me A Little, a brand new graphic memoir from cartoonist and collections editor Rob Kirby. The graphic novel tells the story of Kirby and his longtime accomplice, John, as the 2 of them get married following the legalization of same-sex marriage in Minnesota. In time for Valentine’s Day, The Beat is happy to current an unique excerpt from the graphic novel.
Here’s how Graphic Mundi describes the brand new e book
In Marry Me a Little, Rob Kirby recounts his expertise of marrying his longtime accomplice, John, simply after same-sex marriage was legalized in Minnesota in 2013, and two years earlier than the Supreme Court resolution in Obergefell v. Hodges made same-sex marriage the regulation of the land. With humor, candor, and a near-whimsical drawing fashion, Rob relates how he and John navigated this altering panorama, how they deliberate and celebrated their marriage ceremony, and the way the LGBTQ+ group is now dealing with the very actual chance of setbacks to marriage equality.
As Kirby describes the e book, “Is it a love story? Sure. But there was a whole lot more going on in and around us regarding the idea of marriage, and that’s what I tried to capture.” Along with the story, Marry Me A Little additionally contains seven sharable valentines that includes paintings from the e book.
Kirby’s memoir is the most recent launch from Penn State University Press’s Graphic Mundi imprint. Previous releases from the writer embrace the COVID Chronicles anthology, Jane Deuxard and Deloupy‘s Iranian Love Stories, MK Czerwiec‘s Meno Pause, and Fabien Toulmé‘s Hakim’s Journey sequence.
Check out the unique excerpt from Marry Me A Little, in addition to the sharable Valentines included with the e book, under. The graphic novel is out there in comedian retailers now, and in bookstores subsequent Tuesday, February twenty first.
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