"Blood of the Virgin encompasses many locations, decades, experiences, and points of view, but always maintains its fundamentally relevant and modest human size. The story never goes where you expect it to, but there's never a sense of error; and after the story is told you see that there's not been a single misstep, and all is as it should be. Where did this book come from? It's a complex and thorough portrait of a world I didn't even know I was curious about, saturated with charm and rendered with the sure hand of an artist working at the height of his powers."
--Patrick deWitt, bestselling author of The Sisters Brothers

"The only intersection of Sephardic outsiderism and the personal artistic struggle in termite art. I understand L.A. now."
--Josh Safdie, award-winning co-director of Uncut Gems

"One thing that's great about this book is that Harkham is thorough. He doesn't leave anything out. Especially when it comes to the unattainable."
--Jaime Hernandez, member, Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame, and co-creator of Love and Rockets

"A stunningly ambitious, emotionally complex work from an artist with a distinct perspective on the pursuit of artisitic fulfillment."
--Library Journal, starred review

"Harkham's accomplished cartooning, nuanced characters, and sharp period detail keept his sprawling tale thrumming with energy and painful insights."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review