Lap Dancing for Mommy: Tender Stories of Disgust, Blame and Inspiration (Live girls)
MaybeLap Dancing for Mommyis 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 throughLap Dancing for Mommyinclude a pissed-off ex-lover, an ingenious and world-class dildo collector, and a very hairy half-Puerto Rican, half-white girl. Edgier thanNicole Hollander, nastier thanAlison Bechdel, Lopez is a radical cartoonist who makes you laugh at and be glad you're not the wild, wonderful characters she creates.