The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for
$52.21
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2020
Summary
Settle in to this wittily illustrated soap opera (Bechdel calls it “half op-ed column and half endless serialized Victorian novel”) of the lives, loves, and politics of Mo, Lois, Sydney, Sparrow, Ginger, Stuart, Clarice, and the rest of the cast of cult-fav characters. Most of them are lesbians, living in a midsize American city that may or may not be Minneapolis. Bechdel’s brilliantly imagined countercultural band of friends–academics, social workers, bookstore clerks–fall in and out of love…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780358424178 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0358424178 |
| Author: | Alison Bechdel |
| Publisher: | Mariner Books |
| Imprint: | Mariner Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 930g |
| Dimensions: | 231mm x 201mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
“One of the preeminent oeuvres in the comics genre, period.”– Ms.
“This weighty and winning volume could well be titled ‘Alison Bechdel’s Greatest Hits.’ It features faves from 11 past collections, as well as recent strips, and underscores why Bechel is at the forefront of the growing graphic movement.” – Seattle Post-Intelligencer –
About The Author
Alison Bechdel
ALISON BECHDEL is the author of the best-selling memoirs Fun Home and Are You My Mother?, and the writer and artist behind the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. Bechdel has been the recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant, was guest editor of The Best American Comics 2011, and has drawn comics for Slate, McSweeney’s, Entertainment Weekly, and the New York Times Book Review.
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