Bread and Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York

Bread and Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York
Date	1999
No. of issues	1
Page count	64 pages
Publisher	Juno Books Fantagraphics Books
Creative team
Writers	Samuel R. Delany
Artists	Mia Wolff
Original publication
Language	English
ISBN	1-890451-02-9

Bread and Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York (also stylized as Bread & Wine) is a 1999 American graphic novel written by Samuel R. Delany with art by Mia Wolff. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The book was reprinted by Fantagraphics Books in 2013 with an interview with Delany and Wolff. The introduction was written by Alan Moore. ^[4] The updated 2025 edition includes a foreword written by Junot Diaz. ^[5] A 2025 ComicsBeat review praised the writing and art: "on the basis of this book alone [Delany is] one of the great comics writers of the 20th century." ^[6]

Plot

An autobiographical graphic novel about a science-fiction writer meeting a homeless man and becoming partners.

References

1. "Fiction Book Review: 'Bread & Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York' by Samuel R". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
2. "Bread and Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York". bostonphoenix.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
3. "Review: 'Bread & Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York' by Samuel R. Delany and Mia Wolff | Comics Grinder". comicsgrinder.com. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
4. "Bread & Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York". Fantagraphics. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
5. "Bread & Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York Updated Edition". Fantagraphics. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
6. Dillon, Sean (2025-08-28). "Graphic Novel Review: Thoughts on BREAD & WINE, a classic erotic graphic novel". ComicsBeat. Retrieved 2025-09-04.

Literature

• Matsuuchi, Ann (2015). "'Happily Ever After': The Tragic Queer and Delany's Comic Book Fairy Tale". African American Review . 48 (3): 271–287. JSTOR   24589705.

External links

• "Bread & wine : an erotic tale of New York City" (PDF). Internet Archive .
• Bread and Wine at Fantagraphics Books