Is love innate within us? Is it a product of genetic predisposition, a reflection of our parents' relationships, or is it an untamed process beyond all logic and control? What happens if each new bond is a faithful copy of the previous one?
Writer and comic book creator Štěpánka Jislová, born and raised in the 1990s, a decade of constant upheaval and sexual revolution, invites us on a stormy, deeply personal journey through her memories and experiences of love, relationships and everything in between. She takes us by the hand and leads us from student parties and sexual orgies to moments of deep loneliness and despair, while simultaneously dismantling prejudices about what it means to be a young man or woman in the modern era.
With honesty and courage, she shares her own journey to find, accept, and even reinvent her sexuality. Online dating, casual sex, and dead-end toxic relationships are just a few of the stops on this emotional journey.
Ultimately, an autobiography, a sentimental narrative, or a tender confession? Perhaps all of these together.
Above all, however, the book you hold in your hands is a work that required courage to be able to capture so much truth.
A moving Graphic Novel from the creator of Hairless.
The book was published with the assistance of the Czech Ministry of Culture.
THE CREATOR
THE Štěpánka Jislová is a Czech illustrator and comic book creator known for her dynamic storytelling, aesthetic precision, and feminist perspective. She is the co-founder of Laydeez Do Comics Prague and has received numerous awards for her artistic and socially sensitive work. “Heartcore” is her most personal project to date.
