The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for V.E. SCHWAB and the tragic accident that

and the tragic accident that would leave her with a lifetime of pain and artistic ambition

reluctant detective Ivy Gamble is pulled into the world of untold power and dangerous secrets

But family obligations are family obligations

Along the way we see how she was shaped by her invaluable mentors

When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for V.E. SCHWAB and the tragic accident thatSettle in to this wittily illustrated soap opera (Bechdel calls it "half op ed column and half endless serialized Victorian novel") of the lives, loves, and politics of Mo, Lois, Sydney, Sparrow, Ginger, Stuart, Clarice, and the rest of the cast of cult fav characters. Most of them are lesbians, living in a midsize American city that may or may not be Minneapolis. Bechdel's brilliantly imagined countercultural band of friends academics, social