Breadcrumbs: Coming of Age in Post-Soviet Poland

"There aren’t many English-language comics set in Poland, so I was eager to dive into this graphic memoir about a young woman coming of age there after the fall of the USSR. Kasia Babis lays out the constraints of young people living through political and economic instability, particularly as related to the aftermath of communism and the stronghold of the Catholic Church. She and her girlfriends grapple with bodily autonomy and strained gender dynamics. Built of snapshots drawn in gray scale, with deft flashes of red, this memoir powerfully recounts Babis’ unique journey of finding her place through storytelling and activism."