Vermont cartoonist Alison Bechdel poses with her new graphic novel, “Spent.” Photo courtesy of Holly Rae Taylor As the creator of the comic “Dykes to Watch Out For” and memoir-turned ...

Feeding Ghosts, however, won in a regular category, Memoir or Autobiography, having competed against the best English prose in the world. What’s more, it’s Hulls’ debut graphic novel.

With her new graphic novel, “Spent” (Mariner), Bechdel appears once again to be trying for the light, fun book she’s longed to write. This time, she’s come closer than ever to pulling it off.

Bechdel’s latest graphic novel tells the story of a fictional Alison Bechdel who lives in Vermont with her partner, Holly. (The real Bechdel also lives in Vermont with her partner, Holly Rae ...

Alison Bechdel, the protagonist of “Spent,” is a sellout. She is not exactly the same person as Alison Bechdel, the author of “Spent,” whose previous books include the graphic memoir ...

Novels by Stephen King and Ocean Vuong, Ron Chernow’s latest blockbuster biography, a new graphic novel by Alison Bechdel and more. Credit...The New York Times Supported by This biographical ...

From left, Ceara Windhausen (Alison), Mayde Anastasio (Small Alison), Maxwell Elmer (Christian) and Henry Elmer (John) perform in "Fun Home" at Redhouse Amelia Beamish/AB Photography ...

Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls is the second graphic novel to ever win a Pulitzer Prize. It’s the biggest news in the world of comics, yet no one seems to be talking about it.