Cyclopedia Exotica

"Exotification, dating apps, interracial dating, tokenization and the need to belong are all at the center of Aminder Dhaliwal’s comic Cyclopedia Exotica, but with a twist: Our protagonists are all fantastical cyclops dealing with marginalization. The cast is as varied as their struggles: the team of artists questioning tokenism and selling out, the first cyclops featured in an erotic human magazine, and a young man suffering from the aftereffects of the first surgeries to try to pass as having two eyes. What really makes this book special, however, is how it illuminates microaggressions without ever forgetting how many of us use humor to survive them. Full of laughter, frustration and tears, Cyclopedia Exotica is a must-read for anyone wishing to be seen."