Graphic Mundi, Penn State University Press’ graphic novel division, has announced the upcoming release of Robert Kirby’s Marry Me A Little: A Graphic Memoir. The graphic novel follows Kirby’s experience of marrying his longtime partner, John, right after same-sex marriage was legalized in Minnesota in 2013.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Robert Kirby says “Is it a love story? Sure. But there was a whole lot more going on in and around us regarding the idea of marriage, and that’s what I tried to capture.”
In Marry Me a Little, Rob Kirby recounts his experience of marrying his longtime partner, John, just after same-sex marriage was legalized in Minnesota in 2013, and two years before the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges made same-sex marriage the law of the land. With humor, candor, and a near-whimsical drawing style, Rob relates how he and John navigated this changing landscape, how they planned and celebrated their wedding, and how the LGBTQ+ community is now facing the very real possibility of setbacks to marriage equality.
Graphic Mundi worked with Robert Kirby and his partner John to select some of the book’s sweetest moments to share with your loved ones today or any day to continue to raise awareness for the Right to Marry and the upcoming publication of a true American love story.
