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This book serves not only as a biography of Baron von Steuben, but also a celebration of queerness found in the margins of history.

It really is a short guide, this comic. But that's a good thing for all those who are not really into reading. For us reading dragons is a one sitting read. It's still very informative for people questioning, and for friends and family. It helped me confirming that I truly am a-grey.

Published a year after his death, LIFE OF CHE was a bomb dropped on the status quo of political dissent under the military regime of Argentina. It was such a threat to power the author was ‘disappeared‘ by the CIA after evading capture for years. Brutal artwork echoing the revolutionary struggles and sparse, poetic dialogue brings an artistic lens through which to view the life of one of the most compelling figures of the last century.

An amazing, amusing biography in comics format about one of the most important military leaders in the American Revolution, Baron von Steuben, a flamboyant homosexual who spoke no English, yet took charge of a disorganized Continental army, led them to victory, and wrote a guidebook for training American soldiers that remained in use for a century. #Queer #LGBTQ #GraphicNonfiction

Look at Catherine (the Great) shooting daggers at her husband 😆

Spot the meme…

“Okay, but how can we call a dead guy from the 1700s gay? Even if he was buried in sequins, is that appropriate? Is it accurate?”

I like that the issue of terminology is discussed in this biography.

In Europe and in America, von Steuben‘s proclivities were well-known: his addiction to the finer things in life. His flair for style. The annoying, untrained greyhound that rarely left his side. His many suspected lovers, including Prussian royalty. And just the overall sense of “extra” that permeated every fibre of his being.