Alison Bechdel
ALISON BECHDEL's cult following for her early comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For expanded wildly for her family memoirs, the New York Times bestselling and Time magazine #1 Book of the Year graphic memoir Fun Home, adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical, and Are You My Mother? Bechdel has been named a MacArthur Fellow and Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont, among many other honors. The Secret to Superman Strength is her third graphic memoir.
ALISON BECHDEL's cult following for her early comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For expanded wildly for her family memoirs, the New York Times bestselling and Time magazine #1 Book of the Year graphic memoir Fun Home, adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical, and Are You My Mother? Bechdel has been named a MacArthur Fellow and Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont, among many other honors. The Secret to Superman Strength is her third graphic memoir. See less
Alison Bechdel's Featured Books
Alison Bechdel book reviews
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The Secret to Superhuman Strength
sparkles
by Andrea, Jan 31, 2022
I've been a fan of Bechdel since the late 80s. I love that she has "aged" herself realistically over the years, and shown she's had ups and downs. It's realistically well written/drawn and the ... Read More
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Dykes and Sundry Other Carbon-Based Life Forms to Watch Out for
one of Alison's best!
by Sessa, Nov 27, 2009
this particular comic features turning points for several characters and may be one of the most eventful books in bechdel's landmark series. it is an invasion of splendid characterization in a ... Read More
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Great graphic novel
Bechdel is an amazing graphic novelist--in Fun Home, she showcases all of the idiosyncrasies of family life while developing characters that are real rather than (ironically?) cartoonish as one might ... Read More
