Synopses & Reviews
Winner of the 2013 Prism Comics Queer Press Grant!
If This Be Sin is a collection of comics about queer women expressing themselves through music. It tells the stories of Gladys Bentley, the Harlem Renaissance blues singer and drag king, and Wendy and Lisa, the lesbian rockstars of Prince and the Revolution.
Review
"Hazel Newlevant draws like a dream and weaves a mesmerizing story. If This Be Sin is a stunning achievement."
Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home
Review
"The stories are super sweet and hopeful, but also have a touching gloominess to them. I loved it!"
Ross Campbell, author of Wet Moon
About the Author
Hazel Newlevant is a cartoonist graduate of the School of Visual Art who has drawn and published many mini-comics, including the Xeric Award-winning Ci Vediamo. Her work was recently honored with the Prism Comics Queer Press Grant. She has worked for Top Shelf and Dark Horse Comics, has served as the senior editor of the digital comics magazine INK. She likes to dance around, alone or with others.