tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post116302372104277201..comments2024-03-14T00:16:32.077-07:00Comments on 50 Books: BOOKS: Give Mama Some SugarTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163630567047004962006-11-15T14:42:00.000-08:002006-11-15T14:42:00.000-08:00Sylvia! Sylvia! Sylvia! Sylvia! Sylvia! Sylvia!(at...Sylvia! Sylvia! Sylvia! Sylvia! Sylvia! Sylvia!<BR/><BR/>(at http://www.nicolehollander.com/)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163521691791192142006-11-14T08:28:00.000-08:002006-11-14T08:28:00.000-08:00Eeee! I love Lynda Barry! I met her in college an...Eeee! I love Lynda Barry! I met her in college and she taught me how to make an oragami cat. I love "The! Greatest! Of! Marlys!"<BR/><BR/>I love how she and Matt Groening give each other shoutouts in the beginning of their books ("mattgisfunklordoftheusa").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163444255972777752006-11-13T10:57:00.000-08:002006-11-13T10:57:00.000-08:00Sorry for chiming in so late, but thanks for the r...Sorry for chiming in so late, but thanks for the recommendations, everybody! These are way more than I expected, for some reason. I can't wait to check them out.<BR/><BR/>Landismom and everyone else who recommended Alison Bechtel: You reminded me that I have one of her books kicking around and you're right, I really enjoyed it. I should chase down more.<BR/><BR/><I>Though the term "girl comics" for comics by women rubs me the wrong way, I will just suck it up and give you some recommendations anyway. (Deep sigh).</I><BR/><BR/>Hee! Carrie, this is why we get along so well. It's this little frisson of I-don't-know-what we have. Heh. And if and when I ever get to New York, I'm TOTALLY taking you up on your offer to go comic book shopping. You may live to rue the day.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163306315911707142006-11-11T20:38:00.000-08:002006-11-11T20:38:00.000-08:00My hometown comix shop has a women and grrls secti...My hometown comix shop has a women and grrls section (www.atomicbooks.com).<BR/><BR/>I'd also have to second Julie Doucet (Dirty Plotte, My New York Diary). Also Dame Darcy (Meatcake), Phoebe Gloeckner, and Sarah Dyer 's Actio Girl Comics.(http://www.houseoffun.com/action/)<BR/><BR/>And there's two great books about female comix by Trina Robbins for more ideas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163184230935187792006-11-10T10:43:00.000-08:002006-11-10T10:43:00.000-08:00Oh, absolutely, you must check out Alison Bechdel....Oh, absolutely, you must check out Alison Bechdel. And Satrapi. Totally love them!landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163104695972293122006-11-09T12:38:00.000-08:002006-11-09T12:38:00.000-08:00Though the term "girl comics" for comics by women ...Though the term "girl comics" for comics by women rubs me the wrong way, I will just suck it up and give you some recommendations anyway. (Deep sigh).<BR/><BR/>I second, third and fourth and forever Marjane Satrapi<BR/><BR/>anything by Lauren Weinstein, though her newish book, <B>Girl Stories</B>, is aimed at younger readers.<BR/><BR/><B>La Perdida</B> by Jessica Abel<BR/><BR/><B>Deep Girl</B> by Ariel Bordeaux (hard to find)<BR/><BR/>little, tiny minicomics by Alison Cole<BR/><BR/>anything by Julie Doucet<BR/><BR/>anything by hope larson, i especially enjoyed the minicomic <B>Letters form the Sea</B><BR/><BR/>anything by Gabrielle Bell<BR/><BR/>check out PArtykausa.com, and see Sara Edward-Corbin and peruse their featured guests section<BR/><BR/>I feel like there is some I love that I am missing... Come to New York and we'll so comics shopping!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333774834458788336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163099432497754392006-11-09T11:10:00.001-08:002006-11-09T11:10:00.001-08:00Olivier Plender and her Ken Russel fetish manifest...Olivier Plender and her Ken Russel fetish manifest in a dark art-angst kind of way with "Masterpiece" - <BR/>http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/artpages/olivia_plender_drawings5.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163099401831693252006-11-09T11:10:00.000-08:002006-11-09T11:10:00.000-08:00Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, maybe? There's two ...Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, maybe? There's two volumes (or four, depending on whether you get the french language ones, I suppose). It's about her growing up in Iran and then moving to Europe. It's fantastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163098188154901072006-11-09T10:49:00.000-08:002006-11-09T10:49:00.000-08:00I love Leela Lee's Angry Little Girls. www.angryl...I love Leela Lee's Angry Little Girls. <BR/><BR/>www.angrylittlegirls.comPilar Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328308833797863026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163085649662548732006-11-09T07:20:00.000-08:002006-11-09T07:20:00.000-08:00I am deeply in love with Clockwork Angels, by Lea ...I am deeply in love with Clockwork Angels, by Lea Hernandez. The prequel, Cathedral Child, was a little confusing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163083423872821272006-11-09T06:43:00.000-08:002006-11-09T06:43:00.000-08:00Try Planet Karen. For that matter, the whole Girl ...Try <A HREF="http://planetkaren.girl-wonder.org" REL="nofollow">Planet Karen</A>. For that matter, the whole <A HREF="http://www.girl-wonder.org" REL="nofollow">Girl Wonder</A> site may be of some interest. As might <A HREF="http://womenincomics.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">When Fangirls Attack!</A>.Matthew Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007497367844755093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163083251306053462006-11-09T06:40:00.000-08:002006-11-09T06:40:00.000-08:00I'm just trying to visit as many of the NaBloPoMo ...I'm just trying to visit as many of the NaBloPoMo blogs as I can and I thought I'd say hi, I liked your blog.. :) I don't know any good girl comics sadly, but I do like this comic - http://www.twolumps.net/ it's about two cats. I have two cats, so I kinda relate ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163081079843961192006-11-09T06:04:00.000-08:002006-11-09T06:04:00.000-08:00I'm a fan of Alison Bechtel's "Dykes To Watch Out ...I'm a fan of Alison Bechtel's "<A HREF="http://www.dykestowatchoutfor.com" REL="nofollow">Dykes To Watch Out For</A>." It's what Doonesbury would be if it was written by a lesbian. Suitable for everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163030424524856852006-11-08T16:00:00.000-08:002006-11-08T16:00:00.000-08:00Lynda Barry is, to quote the woman herself, the to...Lynda Barry is, to quote the woman herself, the total god of me. I don't think anyone's ever captured childhood so exactly. Have you read her '100 Demons'? The comic in that about the various smells of houses is one of the most perfect things I have ever read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163028688268918362006-11-08T15:31:00.000-08:002006-11-08T15:31:00.000-08:00I don't know if this is exactly what you mean, but...I don't know if this is exactly what you mean, but I have a webcomic. I draw it, and my best friend is the main writer.<BR/><BR/>http://www.sugarandspite.com/comic/comic.htmlAlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426423468757788002noreply@blogger.com