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Alison Bechdel

Jul

21

2017

Fun Home

“Fun Home” Musical in Seattle Through July 30

Readers are raving about “Fun Home,” the Tony-winning musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel of the same title. The show is playing at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre through July 30. This is the Pacific Northwest stop in the national tour, but the show is continuing to additional stops around the country.  

Aug

24

2015

Fun Home

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

Alison Bechdel, author of the comic “Dykes to Watch Out For,” strikes a chord with a look back on her family life. This memoir told in graphic novel form  is easy to devour in one sitting. The drawings and short dialogue actually slow you down in a good way and help you focus on the …

Jan

25

2013

Yours Truly, Nicole Georges

When zinester/illustrator Nicole J. Georges was twenty-three, a psychic told her that her father was alive, big news to her after believing he was dead for most of her life. Georges tried her best to move on, but she struggled with the revelation. In a sudden act of desperation, she reached out to the conservative radio talk show host Dr. Laura, …

Jan

24

2012

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

“Alison Bechdel strikes a cord with a look back on her family life. This memoir told in graphic novel form is easy to devour in one sitting. The drawings and short dialogue actually slow you down in a good way and help you focus on the simple story of a girl, her father and the …

Nov

1

2011

The Best American Comics 2011, Alison Bechdel, Editor

“David Lasky (local!), Jillian Tamaki, and Kevin Huizenga are my picks for the new geniuses of graphic art. In this year's collection they're right alongside new work of ol' timers such as Jaime Hernandez, Chris Ware, and Joe Sacco. A terrific and entert cialis online pharmacy aining mix.”—Owen, Ravenna Third Place, Seattle. Buy The Best …

Jun

16

2011

The Art of Jaime Hernandez: the Secrets of Life and Death by Todd Hignite, with an introduction by Alison Bechdel

“Back in the early 1980’s when the Hernandez brothers (Jaime, Gilbert and Mario) launched their comic book series Love and Rockets with a self-published first issue, they could not possibly have known that their work would redefine alternative comics for a new generation . . . As a long-time reader of Love and Rockets, I …

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