Lap Dancing for Mommy by Erika Lopez

Maybe Lap Dancing for Mommy is a graphic novel, or maybe it's a collection of illustrated essays. However you'd describe it, Erika Lopez's narratives are funny and smart and make you cringe in the way of the best self-deprecating humor. The lesbian characters that lurch through Lap Dancing for Mommy include a pissed-off ex-lover, an ingenious and world-class dildo collector, and a very hairy half-Puerto Rican, half-white girl. Edgier than Nicole Hollander, nastier than Alison Bechdel, Lopez is a radical cartoonist who makes you laugh at and be glad you're not the wild, wonderful characters she creates.