From hand-mailed zines to glossy manifestos, when it comes to bad
girls and
good artists, there’s a riot going on. Women all over the world are
sharpening
their pencil points, unsheathing their X-acto knives, and uncapping a
flood of
ink. Here’s suggested reading to incite your own girl revolution. Ask
your
local comic dealer about these titles or order direct.
Funny Times, PO Box 18530, Dept. 2AE, Cleveland
Heights, OH
44118 Not exclusively female but runs the gamut from well knowns like
Marian
Henley, Alison Bechdal, and Lynda Barry to newbies Bernadette Noll and
Nina
Paley.
Action Girl, PO Box 060380, Staten Island, NY 10304
“Girl-positive, female-friendly and never anti-boy,” it’s one of the
newest,
showcasing young talent like Sarah Dyer, Jennifer Sorensen, and Kris
Dresden.
Deep Girl, 573 Scott, Apt. L, San Francisco, CA 94117 Very personal, very smart, a must-see by Ariel Bordeaux.
Real Girl, Fantagraphics, 7563 Lake City Way NE,
Seattle, WA
98115 Billed as the “Sex comik for all genders and orientations, by
cartoonists
who are good in bed,” this collection, edited by Angela Bocage, is one
of the
best.
Oh… PO Box 41030, 5134 Cordova Bay Road, Victoria, BC
V8Y 2K0
Canada A captivatingly personal collection with massive editorializing by
the
editor, Hope. Has featured Joan Hilty, Tristam Puppy, and Dianne
Reum.
Diva, Starhead Comix, PO Box 30044, Seattle, WA
98103 From the publisher of Ellen Forney comes this great compilation. The
latest
features Forney, Fiona Smyth, and Dame Darcy. A sexy comic,
indeed.
Brat Attack, PO Box 40754, San Francisco, CA 94141 A wild and nasty zine “for leatherdykes and other bad girrlz.”
Recently
featured Terry Sapp (of Baby Dyke fame) and Leanne Franson (of
Liliane Comix fame)
Twisted Sisters, Kitchen Sink Press, 320 Riverside Dr.,
Northampton, MA 01060 The book spawned by comics, spawned a comic! The queen of them all,
edited
by Diane Noomin.
Other reliable sources for current comics info are online. Check
out the
comics links on: http://www.monsterbit.com and
Newsgroups:
alt.comics.alternative and rec.arts.comics.alternative
See you in the funny papers!
This article appears in May 12 • 1995 and May 12 • 1995 (Cover).