Tales of the City Vol. 1

A CLASSIC OF LGBTQ LITERATURE THAT HAS BECOME A CULT SENSATION!

San Francisco, late 1970s.

At 28 Barbary Lane, Anna Madrigal runs a boarding house. She welcomes people who have nowhere else to go: the misfits. This matriarch is known for her unending kindness and her superb marijuana crop.

Enter Mary Ann Singleton, a prudish, naïve, young woman who escaped her dull Ohio hometown for San Francisco. She settles in with her other fellow tenants: Michael “Mouse,” a personable young gay man, Brian Hawkins, an incorrigible Don Juan, and Mona Ramsey, a young hippyish bisexual.

Little does the group know that they will soon form a dear family together. This is the beginning of a humorous, heartfelt saga, between the summer of love and the appearance of AIDS, in the city of sexual freedom!

THE HEROES OF THIS ENCHANTING GROUP HAVE BEEN ENJOYED BY MILLIONS OF READERS WORLDWIDE! The novels have been translated into 10 languages and sold over 6 million copies. The title has been adapted on TV (BBC), Limited Series (Netflix), Theater...and now in graphic novel form for the first time.

QUEER REPRESENTATION: Featuring characters across a spectrum of genders and sexual orientations, in this classic and pioneering LGBTQ+ graphic novel.

FAN FOLLOWING: Armistead Maupin’s classic novel has been enjoyed by millions of readers worldwide and has been translated into 10 languages, has been adapted on the BBC, Netflix, the stage, and now a graphic novel.

RESONANT THEMES: Set in San Francisco in the late 70’s this heartfelt story takes place between the summer of love and the appearance of AIDS.

CROSS-SHELVING POTENTIAL: Both a literary, queer graphic novel and a classic adaptation TALES OF THE CITY can be shelved within graphic novels and classic literature.

INVITING ARTWORK: Revel’s pleasantly rounded cartoony style and mix of pastel and vibrant colors sets the tone for the summer of love 70’s.