The Amazing Camel Toe
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Constance, a modern, young illustrator, takes revenge for the thousands of attacks suffered daily by women with a comic of her own, entitled Camel Toe, celebrating the adventures of an anti-macho vigilante in tight, panther leggings: A hero who battles against sexism, harassment, slut-shaming, and unrealistic standards of beauty. A form of release that could materialize in a publishing deal for Constance… But in order for that to happen, the author, often full of doubt, must dare to assert herself more. Luckily, she's supported by her gang of girlfriends, her boyfriend, her favorite band, and not to mention Camel Toe herself: who says this comic-book bombshell can't exist in real life?
Gently provocative, cheerfully fierce, and borderline punk, Claire Duplan has a style and a tone all her own, overflowing with humor and energy.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
With the rough energy of a kiss-off note scribbled on a cocktail napkin, Euro-cartoonist Dunlan scrawls the origin story of The Amazing Camel Toe, a feminist superhero and "vigilante in panther leggings." Constance, a frustrated commercial illustrator, vents her aggravations by creating the cringily named heroine, who, in Constance's imagination, beats up misogynists, berates celebrities accused of assault, and has the power to make catcallers see the faces of their disappointed mothers on the women they leer at. The script hits a predictable rhythm: Constance experiences sexism, draws a minicomic imagining Camel Toe's biff-pow response, and shares it with her appreciative friends. In between, she deals with workplace aggravations, hygiene mishaps, her inadequately supportive boyfriend, and her friend's punk band. The loose black-and-white art, which consists mostly of angular figures and close-ups of fiercely expressive faces, can be vibrant and funny, but often runs utilitarian. The style's reminiscent of the fearless, raunchy feminist minicomics of the 1990s zine heyday. Dunlan doesn't break new ground here, but Camel Toe offers a jolt of old-school catharsis updated for the #MeToo era. It's a breezy option for nostalgic grrrl power fans.
