Heartcore

"A story of self-discovery in graphic novel format that explores the author's experiences with love, normative gender roles, online dating and casual sex, alcohol abuse, sexual violence, and the psychology behind interpersonal attachment"--

About the author

Štěpánka Jislová is an award-winning comics artist based in Prague and the cofounder of the Czech branch of Laydeez do Comics, an international organization that promotes female comic artists and their work. Jislová collaborated with Czech writer Tereza Čechová on the 2021 Muriel prize–winning Bez vlasů, later published by Graphic Mundi in English as Bald. Srdcovka (the original Czech edition of Heartcore) received the Muriel Award in three categories in 2024, including the main prize.

Product details

• Authors: St& Jislová, Štěpánka Jislová
• Assisted by: Martha Kuhlman (Translation), Kuhlman Martha (Translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.05.2025
• EAN: 9781637790908
• ISBN: 978-1-63779-090-8
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 235 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 590 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction / General, Graphic Novels: True Stories & Non-Fiction