Reviews and Interviews
“Tender is a compelling body horror graphic novel from Beth Hetland that you won't be able to put down.“ - Q & A with Jonathan James, Daily Dead, April 2024
“It’s a unique, textured dread, and Hetland eagerly explores the eccentricities of Carolanne’s mind as she imagines the worst that can happen,“ - Sam Thielman, The New York Times, March 2024
“Her story is surprising, tense, and sickening; it is gross and engrossing.” - Alison Manley, Third Coast Review, March 2024
“Graphic novel ‘Tender’ is a brilliant feminist body horror that will make your squirm and scream” - Daniel Kurland, Bloody Disgusting, March 2024
“Tender’s story and imagery will stick with you for better or worse: it is damn near perfect.“ - Greg Hammond, Cinema Sentries, March 2024
“Hetland gets under the skin in her nimble and unsettling graphic novel debut.” - Publishers Weekly, January 2024
“Tender is a triumph” - Rob Clough, High-Low Comics, January 2024