Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album – New | 2016 | Winner |
About This Book
Peter Kuper's graphic memoir documents the year he and his family spent in Oaxaca, Mexico, during the 2006 teachers' strike and government crackdown—while simultaneously exploring the life cycle of a monarch butterfly and a praying mantis. An extraordinary blend of the personal and political.
About the Author
Peter Kuper is an American cartoonist and co-founder of the political comics magazine World War 3 Illustrated. He won the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album – New in 2016 for Ruins (SelfMadeHero), a graphic memoir of his year in Oaxaca during a teachers' strike. He has long-term associations with Mad magazine.
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