"Unapologetic truth! Barbara Brandon-Croft's comics transcribe a multitude of Black voices page after page. Where I'm Coming From is more than just social commentary, it's a rare gem of Black perspective that reveals not much has changed, but you won't need to read between the lines to understand how easily it could."—Taneka Stotts, Elements: Fire
– A Comic Anthology by Creators of Color
"Naturally there's plenty of political and cultural humor, but more than that, there's deep compassion for the kind of humor Black women need to cope with their daily reality...This is a treasure of a collection, one to be savored. And one that should become an instant classic.
— New York Journal of Books
"What's your big 3? I think I'm a Cheryl sun, a Judy moon, and a Lekesia rising. Whoever you identify with, Barbara Brandon-Croft knows how to build characters that have such realness they feel like people you know. I toggle between wanting to be their friend to feeling like a child of the 90s, secretly listening in on 'grown folk' conversations. The topics are so candid and timeless it feels impossible that many of these stories were written over 30 years ago. Where I'm Coming From shows how far we have come as a culture with glimpses of how much more progress we need in the world of comics, black and women's rights. I am grateful to follow in Barbara's footsteps and hopefully add to the conversation she has already started."
— Bianca Xunise, Six Chix
"Barbara Brandon-Croft is cartooning royalty as far as I'm concerned. Her work is so good at capturing the conversations that I'd hear in my auntie's salon. So real, yet so rare for the comics page."
—Keith Knight, The K Chronicles, co-creator of Woke
"Her groundbreaking strips from 1991 to 2005 showcase the quotidian lives of “nine opinionated Black women” (plus one baby) with biting insight, sly humor, occasional regrets, and plenty of joy and laughter."
—Booklist
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Published by Drawn and Quarterly, 2023
ISBN : 9781770465688
eBook ISBN : 9781770466869
Binding : Hardcover
Pages : 275
Trim Size : 8.2 x 8.8
Color : Black-and-white illustrations throughout