ABSTRACT
This chapter traces a progressive politicization in the work of Spanish-born graphic artist of Chinese descent, Quan Zhou Wu. I take as a starting point the autobiographical comic Gazpacho agridulce (Sweet and Sour Gazpacho, Astiberri, 2015), which Quan Zhou considers her “accidental” incursion into the world of comics creation, and chart this development into digital territory by examining a collection of the author-artist’s webcomics that engage with anti-racism and feminism, doing what has recently been called “comics activism.” The first section provides a more nuanced reading of Gazpacho agridulce, exploring the overlooked category of gender as a key ingredient in the author’s identity construction, and in the early formation of feminist ideals informed by her Chinese heritage and Chinese-Andalusian identity. The second section traces the transformation of these ideals into Chinese-Andalusian feminism, and the translation of the same into the frames of the author-artist’s recent webcomics and other artwork. The conclusion locates Quan Zhou within the already intersectional Andalusian feminism movement, highlighting her artwork as exceptional for illustrating Andalusia’s – and Spain’s – increasing intersectionality.
