A Spokesman-Review Best Graphic Novel of 2024
A Most Anticipated Book: Comics DC Blog, The Comics Journal, Gay League, Hadassah Magazine, Historical Novel Society, La Cliotheque, Library Journal, Lit Hub, Paltrocast,
Publishers Weekly, Reading Reality, Smash Pages
Dallas Voice’s LGBTQ Pride Reading List for 2024
“Visually arresting . . . Corman’s story inhabits the comics medium so fully that its formal ingenuity may not be immediately apparent . . . A moving map of war and genocide’s labyrinthine consequences for survivors across generations.”
—The Washington Post
“The finest work yet from an always formidable artist, this is a revelatory meditation on the cost of survival.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A meditation on trauma, the Holocaust, war and its lingering impacts, Victory Parade’s uncomfortably gorgeous images – shot through with stark reds and muddy browns – mingle the surreal alongside the real. Its emotional impact on some well-worn topics is powerful and profound."
—NPR
“When Leela Corman sets out to make a graphic novel, she makes a graphic novel built to win awards. . . . fascinating work from an incredible talent.”
—Comic Book Herald, “Favorite Graphic Novels of 2024”
“A demanding, unsettling, at times celebratory, and provocative story.”
—Gay League
“Corman’s figures are striking…Vivid watercolors enhance the uncanny atmosphere, hues spilling and pooling into visceral shapes and strata…Savage and soulful.”
—Kirkus, starred review
“A stunning story that demonstrates the ways in which Holocaust trauma’s reach in America fractures those it touches.”
—The Jewish Book Council
“Fill[s] a void in the public’s concerning lack of awareness on the [Holocaust].”
—Dallas Voice
“Striking . . . with Victory Parade, she wants us to remember what tyrannical supremacy and the murderous maligning of the racial Other actually mean – and warns us against going on with our lives as though nothing were amiss while the humanity of others is being denied.”
—International Journal of Comic Art
“This is art at an intense level, of a most captivating nature. The intent is to provoke. No middle ground to this. And the results are extraordinary . . .Victory Parade . . . will take you on an unforgettable journey.”
—Comics Grinder
“Victory Parade paints a deeply affecting portrait of how individuals and civilizations process mass trauma.”
—Gay League
