RAT QUEENS, VOL. 1: SASS AND SORCERY is a gift. It’s clever and funny and foul, and I love it forever.

Today I’m excited to introduce a new original feature called “Graphic Novels, Tough Chicks.” It’s exactly what it sounds like: celebrating the amazing female characters that abound in graphic novels. While many people still associate this particular form with a male readership, certain graphic novels empower women and combat feminine stereotypes through illustration and text.