Comments on: *The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For — Best of 2008 http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/07/11/the-essential-dykes-to-watch-out-for-best-of-2008/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:58:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ellie http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/07/11/the-essential-dykes-to-watch-out-for-best-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-113736 Ellie Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:11:30 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=7736#comment-113736 Glad this has been published, but I'm sure as hell not buying it on Amazon.com! Glad this has been published, but I’m sure as hell not buying it on Amazon.com!

]]> By: The Bechdel Test Becomes a Bigger Deal » DVDs Worth Watching http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/07/11/the-essential-dykes-to-watch-out-for-best-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-113584 The Bechdel Test Becomes a Bigger Deal » DVDs Worth Watching Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:26:03 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=7736#comment-113584 [...] 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 talking to each other about [...]

[...] 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 talking to each other about [...]

]]> By: Best of 2008 » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/07/11/the-essential-dykes-to-watch-out-for-best-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-105185 Best of 2008 » Comics Worth Reading Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:30:34 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=7736#comment-105185 [...] Essential Dykes to Watch Out ForThe best of 25 years of Alison Bechdel’s lesbian soap opera in a handsome single hardcover volume. It also, not so coincidentally, serves as a modern history of liberal aggravation and cultural wars. [...]

[...] Essential Dykes to Watch Out ForThe best of 25 years of Alison Bechdel’s lesbian soap opera in a handsome single hardcover volume. It also, not so coincidentally, serves as a modern history of liberal aggravation and cultural wars. [...]

]]> By: cognitive dissident http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/07/11/the-essential-dykes-to-watch-out-for-best-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-105024 cognitive dissident Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:15:36 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=7736#comment-105024 Bechdel is a great cartoonist, and this "Essential" compilation (which I reviewed <a href="http://www.cognitivedissident.org/2009/06/alison_bechdel_the_essential_d.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>) really demonstrates the maturation of her skills. There aren't many writers/artists like her, and I miss the whole "Dykes" cast...but if that's the price to pay for another memoir as wonderful as "Fun Home," I guess I really shouldn't complain! Bechdel is a great cartoonist, and this “Essential” compilation (which I reviewed here) really demonstrates the maturation of her skills. There aren’t many writers/artists like her, and I miss the whole “Dykes” cast…but if that’s the price to pay for another memoir as wonderful as “Fun Home,” I guess I really shouldn’t complain!

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