Synopsis
In the not-so-distant future, twenty-something Betty lives in a fascistic society that polices feelings. When her depression causes her to have an emotional episode in public, she is taken to an Orwellian health facility to “fix” her mental illness. There, she meets Berina, a fiery woman who opens her eyes to an alternative reality: The Resistance. If she can navigate a deviant underworld and band together with a queer, ragtag crew of resistance fighters, she just might have a chance to oppose the regime.
From: Fantagraphics
Notes on This Title
The main character of this title is a queer woman who is shown to live with mental illness. The supporting cast includes a trans woman. There is an attempted sexual assault, as well as depictions of violence and suicide.
Awards
Library Journal - Best Books 2025
Reviews
“Bim Eriksson does a wonderful job of world-building[;] in the end it’s up to the reader to see if Betty takes a defibrillator to their dystopian world and breaks the flatline of this horrific future society.” (Source: Broken Frontier)
“[A] hopeful graphic novel about fighting social compulsions to conform and finding strength in one’s own identity.” (Source: Foreword Reviews)
“This pop-toned rebel yell injects fresh feminist energy into the dystopian thriller.” (Source: Publishers Weekly)
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