(The stereotypical example of an alternative autobiographical comic recounted the awkward moment which followed when, the cartoonist sitting alone in a coffee shop, their ex-girlfriend walks in.)
This period also saw a rapid expansion of the French small-press comics scene, including a new emphasis on autobiographical work: The "graphic memoir" really came into its own this decade, with many of the books by female authors.
Lucy Knisley and MariNaomi each published a number of full-length autobiographical comics in the 2010s.
The market expanded into middle grade as well, witnessed by such well-received examples as Raina Telgemeier's books, the March series, and Cece Bell's El Deafo.
The autobiographical graphic novel started to bloom to the point, where it is hard to follow the constant production.