Dykes
to Watch Out For by
Alison Bechdel
"I first found Ms. Bechdel's work in, of
all places, a science fiction bookstore. I was in the mood for
cartoon books, picked up hers, and noticed that her characters had
four fingers to go with their thumbs, were mostly female, had
women of all races and shapes, and they were drawn in a reasonably
anatomically correct manner.
Although I am not a lesbian (but am a friend of
the family), I was drawn to the richness and humanity of Bechdel's
characters. When I saw the drawing of one woman cowering under the
bedcovers and her partner going after a stray bat (animal) with a
tennis racket, I roared with laughter and took the book to the
checkout line.
If you are straight and want a gentle and
humorous look into lesbian life or are lesbian and just want a
warm "me too" kind of chuckle, this is the book for
you." -- Elaine Richards
New
Improved! : Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
"Appropriately enough, the cover of this
installment of America's favorite Lesbian cartoon
"soap-opera" depicts our heroines at... the Laundermat!
Alison Bechtel's "Dykes To Watch Out For" comic strip is
a long-enduring feature of Gay weekly newspapers, but it is best
to read it in paperback collections. The series has been compiled
into nine separate books. I recommend reading them in
chronological order! The art is fantastic, but the creator pays
particular attention to story continuity. Mo and her cronies grow
and develop throughout the series. The characters are so real and
appealing, we come to regard them as old friends whose lives we've
shared. Watch out for these dykes as they get involved with
community, careers, family, friends, feminism, political activism,
recreation, romance, and relationships. The comedy is often
laugh-out-loud hilarious, but serious subjects are treated with
sensitivity. Heterosexual readers, even male readers, can identify
with Bechtel's Lesbian characters and their very normal life
situations." -- Chapulina R.
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