If this be sin 2014

Three stories are told in comics format in this collection from cartoonist Hazel Newlevant. Each depicts queer women who express themselves through music: one concerns Gladys Bentley, the blues singer of the Harlem Renaissance; a second tells the story of Wendy & Lisa, i.e., rock musicians Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman who made vital contributions to Prince and the Revolution’s music during the Purple Rain period and who subsequently released their own music; a final story depicts a fictional dance competition.