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A review by jarrahpenguin
Cyclopedia Exotica by Aminder Dhaliwal
5.0
Woman World was great but this is brilliant. When I first came across Dhaliwal's Instagram comics using cyclopes as a stand-in for humans marginalized on the basis of race, I thought they were funny but didn't totally appreciate their impact. Collected in one volume you become invested in the characters, see clearly how othering works, and get an opportunity to laugh along the way. The collection is bookended with new, gorgeously colored content giving cultural and physiological information on the cyclopes and the world they share with the "two eyes", as well as background on the artist's intent and source mythology. Altogether it's a unique and wonderful experience to read.