Baby Blue

Bim Eriksson

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In the not-so-distant future, twenty-something Betty lives in a fascistic society that menacingly polices mental health. When she is caught crying in public, the Peacekeepers take her to an Orwellian health facility to control her emotions. There, she meets the defiant Berina, who opens her eyes to an alternative reality: the Resistance. If Betty can navigate a rollicking underworld, where all manner of queerness is celebrated, she just might have a chance to strike back against the regime.

Deliciously twisted, fiercely contemporary, and backed by a Swedish pop soundtrack, Baby Blue is the dynamic graphic novel debut of comics artist Bim Eriksson. A vital manifesto about the need to express your unique identity in a chillingly conformist world.

Book Details

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Publish Date: Mar 11st, 2025
Pages: 264
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00lb
EAN: 9798875000416
Categories: • Dystopian• LGBTQ+ - General

About the Author

Eriksson, Bim: - Bim Eriksson is a comics artist and illustrator based in Stockholm, Sweden. Eriksson made her debut in 2016 with the autobiographical graphic novel, I felt nothing when my feelings died. Her 2021 graphic novel Baby Blue has been published in 8 languages.

Bowers, Melissa: - Melissa Bowers is a translator and editor. She lives in Seattle, WA.

Praise for this book

In Eriksson's masterfully drawn dystopia, hope, friendship, romance and betrayal emerge on the journey to the dramatic finale.-- "Smålandsposten"

I am thrown headlong into her dystopian world and her uncanny way of portraying psychiatry and public health today.-- "Ömnsköldsviks Allehanda"

With powerful text and imagery, this comic is a cry against imposed social norms, and a call to joy.-- "Librairie L'Alternative"