The Indelible Alison Bechdel: Confessions, Comix, and Miscellaneous Dykes to Watch Out for
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (702 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1563410966 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Go behind the pen and into the psyche of dyke to watch out for Alison Bechdel--cartoon chronicler extraordinaire--as the inner workings of lesbiania's most quick-witted, longest-running social commentator are revealed.
About the AuthorAlison Bechdelis the author of the bestselling memoir "Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, "which was named a Best Book of the Year by "Time, Entertainment Weekly, ""New York Times, People, USAToday, ""Los Angeles Times, ""Village Voice, "and "San Francisco Chronicle, "among others.For twenty-five years, she wrote and drew the comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For", a visual chronicle of modern life queer and otherwise considered "one of the preeminent oeuvres in the comics genre, period." (Ms.) Bechdel is guest editor of "Best American Comics", 2011, and has drawn comics for "Slate, McSweeney's, Entertainment Weekly, Granta, "and "The New York Times Book Review."""
"Ever wished you could meet the author of DTWOF?" according to Renee Byrd. This book is the next best thing. It includes her earliest drawings (as in, from age Ever wished you could meet the author of DTWOF? This book is the next best thing. It includes her earliest drawings (as in, from age 3), comments on what was happening in her life at the time that certain strips were drawn, what her mother thinks of certain storylines and who she was actually writing about in some of the more intimate . ), comments on what was happening in her life at the time that certain strips were drawn, what her mother thinks of certain storylines and who she was actually writing about in some of the more intimate . A Customer said You Must Have It. Bechdel's prose here is as smart and funny as readers of the regular strip would expect. It starts as a memoir as she describes her beginnings and progression as a cartoonist, and includes lots of early drawings and strips. The bulk of the book is made up of stuff never seen in the DTWOF . Unusually insightful and fresh for such a long-running show Mark Nuckols Even as a white middle class hetero, I enjoy following on an ocassional basis the progress of Ms. Bechdel's cast of characters. It's rare to find a cartoonist who has so sucessfully kept a shtick going so long without becoming hopelessly stale (although perhaps it's a bit easier for a sel
Alison Bechdelis the author of the bestselling memoir "Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, "which was named a Best Book of the Year by "Time, Entertainment Weekly, ""New York Times, People, USAToday, ""Los Angeles Times, ""Village Voice, "and "San Francisco Chronicle, "among others.For twenty-five years, she wrote and drew the comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For", a visual chronicle of modern life queer and otherwise considered "one of the preeminent oeuvres in the comics genre, period." (Ms.) Bechdel is guest editor of "Best American Comics", 2011, and has drawn comics for "Slate, McSweeney's, Entertainment Weekly, Granta, "and "The New York Times Book Review."""