[...] prediction for book of the year is Bechdel’s followup to Fun Home. That book explored her father’s secrets; this one examines her distant relationship with her [...]

[...] JAN12 1143, $10.99, March 21), Magic Trixie (Harper Collins, JAN12 1145, $8.99, March 21), and Fun Home (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, JAN12 1158, $13.95, March [...]

[...] fail the Bechdel Test. In this simple evaluation, first formulated by cartoonist Alison Bechdel (Fun Home, Dykes to Watch Out For) in this comic 25 (!) years ago, a film passes if it shows two women [...]

[...] covering significant books from the last decade — he and I talk about Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home. [...]

[...] the popularity of Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home, many readers wanted to see more work by her. Her earlier series, Dykes to Watch Out For (DTWOF), [...]

[...] I’m reminded of Craig Thompson or Hope Larson. Pen? More Jen Sorensen. Occasionally a little Alison Bechdel. There’s probably many more I’m missing — the point is, these are accomplished [...]

[...] The superhero publishers tried their typical “glut” strategy, pumping out works unsuited for the audience and flooding the shelves, which resulted in projects that would be better for those readers (noted author names, for example) getting lost. Several book publishers set up ambitious graphic novel lines, only to find that the best-praised books don’t necessarily sell in accordance with expectations. A desire for more content quickly meant some works didn’t get the polish they needed. And yet, no one can dispute the successes, like Fun Home. [...]

[...] about leaving home.” They’re aiming for readers of books like Mom’s Cancer or Fun Home. (Ambitious, since both of those garnered major awards when they came out two years [...]

[...] Fun Home: A Family TragicomicAs excellent as everyone says it is, this graphic memoir is all the more powerful for what it doesn’t show about Alison Bechdel’s father’s hidden life. [...]

[...] Lex Luthor’s Silver Age origin. In an unexpected result, the award went to Civil War #1 over Fun Home, Ganges #1, Mom’s Cancer, Pride of Baghdad, Schizo #4, and Solo #11 (featuring Sergio [...]

[...] tradition of book reviews in comic form. Today, Paul Sizer provides a guest recommendation of Fun Home. Check it out! [...]

[...] community-wide Reading Together Series. The focus is on three autobiographical works: Persepolis, Fun Home, and Cuckoo. Paul sends along the following information: You don’t have to have read the [...]

[...] also geeked out at the show — I was thrilled to have Alison Bechdel sign my copy of Fun Home and even add a sketch [...]

[...] This is the first mention I’ve seen of a planned sequel to Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home to be called Love Life: A Case Study. [...]

[...] Speaking of homosexual portrayals, Loren posts the lengthy GLAAD 2006 LGBT in Comics rundown. It mainly focuses on DC and Marvel books because GLAAD is concerned about visibility, and that’s what they think are best known in comics. Dirk Deppey (under the Comics Culture section) then rips apart this outdated assertion very entertainingly. Here’s just a small excerpt: Buried in the back list: Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home, an “other label” (i.e. real-world major publisher Houghton-Mifflin) graphic novel that’s been named book of the year by Time Magazine, the best graphic novel of 2006 by any number of recognized national magazines, and given prominent display space in major chain bookstores. Oh, and sold a bunch of copies and was created by an actual, authentic lesbian. But that’s not as mainstream as the Justice Society of America! [...]

[...] Thanks to Dirk Deppey for pointing me towards the link. Dirk’s written a wonderful essay about the kind of cultural groupings that apply pressure on best-ofs and similar recognition at that link — start where he mentions Fun Home’s recognition. [...]

[...] Fun Home – Best of 2006 – Johanna from Comics Worth Reading spotlights creator Alison Bechdel, best known for her long running strip Dykes To Watch Out For, and her new book Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic which was recently named one of Time magazine’s Ten Best Books of 2006 (from Comics Worth Reading) [...]

[...] Johanna Draper Carlson reviews Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home. [...]