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Graphic Rage
Rage isn’t just an emotion—it’s a shield, a weapon, and a survival tactic for women battling the everyday frustrations of womanhood in America. Why is our pain dismissed, our autonomy debated, our worth measured by our appeal to the male gaze? Why do we have to laugh off harassment just to get through the day? And why do people still think women aren’t funny?
In 25 sharp, unflinching, and darkly funny feminist comics, Aubrey Hirsch’s Graphic Rage exposes the absurdities and injustices that women know all too well, turning rage into razor-sharp wit and pushing back against the world’s worst takes. From the impossible standards of beauty to the very real dangers of living in a legislated body, Hirsch channels frustration into fearless humor and incisive critique. Whether you’re laughing, seething, or both at once, Graphic Rage reminds us that sometimes the only way to stay sane is to get mad.
In 25 sharp, unflinching, and darkly funny feminist comics, Aubrey Hirsch’s Graphic Rage exposes the absurdities and injustices that women know all too well, turning rage into razor-sharp wit and pushing back against the world’s worst takes. From the impossible standards of beauty to the very real dangers of living in a legislated body, Hirsch channels frustration into fearless humor and incisive critique. Whether you’re laughing, seething, or both at once, Graphic Rage reminds us that sometimes the only way to stay sane is to get mad.
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First published October 7, 2025
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Aubrey Hirsch
10 books66 followersAubrey Hirsch is the author of Graphic Rage: Comics on Gender, Justice, and Life as a Woman in America, and Why We Never Talk About Sugar, a short story collection. Her comics, essays, and stories have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vox, The Nib, TIME Magazine, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in literature and an Individual Artist Award from the Sustainable Arts foundation.
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October 13, 2025
Turns out I’d read most of these online. Resonant and infuriating.
September 25, 2025
I love reading Aubrey Hirsch's comics online, so I was happy to preorder her book. I think there were a few included that I've never seen before. Unfortunately, some were in the wrong order and I saw a typo or two, hopefully the second edition will be better edited! Still, I adore an easy to digest social justice comic, and Hirsch always hits the spot. I had to take breaks because the reality of our world does fill me with rage!
June 12, 2025
Nothing is as visceral, intimate and liberating as women's rage.
Incredible.
The words hit home, the careful and studied complexity of the illustrations even more.
One of the best books I've read this year, I will not be forgetting this any time soon.
Incredible.
The words hit home, the careful and studied complexity of the illustrations even more.
One of the best books I've read this year, I will not be forgetting this any time soon.
October 9, 2025
I was so excited to read this book! It’s like doomscrolling but fact-based, and it’s a book instead of a screen! So while it did make me angry because of the subject matter of feminism and politics, I love the illustrations and how everything has a source.
September 16, 2025
Powerful. Packed with stats, studies, quotes from studies and women on our plight as the lesser sex - our uphill battle for control over our bodies. The illustrations pack a punch.
October 21, 2025
she's so good
October 8, 2025
Sometimes harrowing, incredibly educational, and all around empowering collection of graphic essays on being a woman in the United States. I especially appreciate how anger is illustrated as a valid and necessary weapon in the face of injustice.
December 10, 2025
"Aubrey Hirsch is a master of the graphic essay form." —Roxane Gay
Rage isn’t just an emotion—it’s a shield, a weapon, and a survival tactic for women battling the everyday frustrations of womanhood in America.
Why is our pain dismissed, our autonomy debated, our worth measured by our appeal to the male gaze?
Why do we have to laugh off harassment just to get through the day?
And why do people still think women aren’t funny?
In 25 sharp, unflinching, and darkly funny feminist comics, Aubrey Hirsch’s Graphic Rage exposes the absurdities and injustices that women know all too well, turning rage into razor-sharp wit and pushing back against the world’s worst takes. From the impossible standards of beauty to the very real dangers of living in a legislated body, Hirsch channels frustration into fearless humor and incisive critique. Whether you’re laughing, seething, or both at once, Graphic Rage reminds us that sometimes the only way to stay sane is to get mad.
Blurbed by Maggie Smith, Shay Mirk, Robert James Russell, and Roxane Gay, quoted above!
Rage isn’t just an emotion—it’s a shield, a weapon, and a survival tactic for women battling the everyday frustrations of womanhood in America.
Why is our pain dismissed, our autonomy debated, our worth measured by our appeal to the male gaze?
Why do we have to laugh off harassment just to get through the day?
And why do people still think women aren’t funny?
In 25 sharp, unflinching, and darkly funny feminist comics, Aubrey Hirsch’s Graphic Rage exposes the absurdities and injustices that women know all too well, turning rage into razor-sharp wit and pushing back against the world’s worst takes. From the impossible standards of beauty to the very real dangers of living in a legislated body, Hirsch channels frustration into fearless humor and incisive critique. Whether you’re laughing, seething, or both at once, Graphic Rage reminds us that sometimes the only way to stay sane is to get mad.
Blurbed by Maggie Smith, Shay Mirk, Robert James Russell, and Roxane Gay, quoted above!
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