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Graphic novels have emerged as competent tools for documenting trauma and resistance, through unique ways of depicting marginalized histories. This paper simultaneously examines Art Spiegelman's novel Maus and Srividya Natarajan and S. Anand's Bhimayana as acts of resistance literature, exploring how they use visual storytelling to represent oppression, memory, and inherited trauma. Bhimayana uses the Tribal Pardhan Gond art form to highlight caste-based discrimination of the Untouchables in India. Whereas, Maus employs documentary-style realism to narrate the Holocaust's lasting impact on an individual. Through a comparative analysis of their artistic styles, this study argues that Maus and Bhimayana not only document historical injustices but also pose as counter-narratives that resist erasure and demand social awareness. By bridging trauma studies and visual culture, this paper contributes to the increasing discourse on marginalized voices in literature and the political significance of graphic storytelling.