Flung Out of Space

“Flung Out of Space also provides a window into the nature of both comics and prose publishing at the time, and the particular challenges that faced a lesbian attempting to navigate that landscape.” * Comics Beat *
“Flung Out of Space is an impressively good comic. Which is funny, because much of the book shows us Ms. Highsmith writing comics and hating it. Yet this story of some of her life is easily one of the best graphic novels of the year.” * Comics Worth Reading *
“When Highsmith encounters the woman who will inspire her touchstone lesbian novel “The Price of Salt” — a goddess in full ’50s feminine drag, radiantly filling up a full page — well. Nobody could have done it better. . . Ellis and Templer take for granted that women can create great comics. It’s queerness, not female power, that they’re fighting for.” * Etelka Lehoczky, the New York Times *
“Pat is thrilling, disturbing, charming, deeply unpleasant, all at once. “Flung Out of Space” gives us room to detest her at her worst and admire her at her best * fnewsmagazine.com *
”It’s welcome addition to the queer graphic novel and lesbian history canon. Like everything Grace Ellis writes, it just leaves me wanting more.” * Heather Hogan, Autostraddle *
“Ellis’ savvy writing combines with Templer’s stunning illustrations to create a work that will intrigue and fascinate comics fans.” * Multiversity Comics *
“Highsmith devotees will appreciate this glimpse into how a life of secrets extended beyond the pages of her fiction.” * Publisher's Weekly *
“Ultimately, the book balances the inspiration for The Price of Salt with the reality of the price Highsmith’s life took on her, while acknowledging that she is far from a perfect person . . . Ellis and Templer celebrate the work she was able to do, despite those struggles, while also showing her to be the flawed person she was. They see her as a human with talent, which is all any of us can ask for.” * Solrad *
“It is a critical, caring, funny, and heartbreaking story in which the hands of the artist and author are visible and essential to depicting Patricia Highsmith as a whole, complex person . . . Flung Out of Space beautifully and deftly paints a portrait of a complex, cruel, and charming woman who gave the world equally complex and enticing stories. I was enraptured by this comic, by Ellis and Templer’s brilliant approach to engaging with a flawed but beloved subject, and, somewhat begrudgingly, by Pat herself.” * Women Write About Comics *
“This graphic novel — the funny and sad tale of a great lesbian writer’s struggle to find herself — is deftly told, and the spare illustrations are infused with idiosyncrasy and energy.” * New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice *