A clearly written and incisive study of how female and queer comics artists are using autobiographical comics to explore the many forces that have shaped their complex inner lives and how they move through the world. Perfect for those new to comics studies and seasoned researchers, this book engages with autobiography theory, comics studies, trauma and memory studies, and gender and sexuality studies in a series of original and illuminating close readings that reveal Manchanda's deep learning as well as sensitivity to the nuances of the medium.

Candida Rifkind, Professor, Department of English, University of Winnipeg

Mokshda Manchanda offers an important contribution to discussions of autobiographical experience in graphic novels by women. With fresh insights into the work of Alison Bechdel, Ellen Forney, and Nagata Kabi, Comics, Self, and Trauma is a welcome addition to the growing body of scholarship on graphic life writing and the representation of mental health and personal experience in contemporary comics.

Bart Beaty, Professor, Faculty of Arts, Department of English, University of Calgary

I congratulate Dr. Mokshda Manchanda on her book Comics, Self and Trauma. The area of investigation is new, the texts chosen for analyses are innovative with regards to their genre, style, and content. It is a lucid work that illustrates how cognitive, social sexual histories can be reconstructed and understood through the genre of the graphic novel. Her close analyses of every minute panel, visual, word and idea of these narratives are insightful and a pleasure to read.

Sowmya Dechamma C. C. , Professor and Head, Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad

Comics, Self, and Trauma offers an important contribution to contemporary literary and cultural scholarship by exploring the transformative potential of autobiographical graphic storytelling in articulating trauma, identity and selfhood through the works of women artists.

Priyanka Tripathi, Associate Professor of English, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Patna