Alison Bechdel

Though she’s best known for her graphic memoir Fun Home, which became a musical, and her long-running comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For,” Alison Bechdel hasn’t stopped making hits: We loved her clever, thoughtful 2021 graphic memoir The Secret to Superhuman Strength, and we’re excited for what she has in store in Spent: A Comic Novel. The subtitle indicates that this may be her most fictionalized endeavor in years, but the characters are recognizable as a version of Bechdel herself, and some familiar figures for “Dykes to Watch Out For” fans.

Though she’s best known for her graphic memoir Fun Home, which became a musical, and her long-running comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For,” Alison Bechdel hasn’t stopped making hits: We loved her clever, thoughtful 2021 graphic memoir The Secret to Superhuman Strength,…

Alison Bechdel’s unique combination of personal narrative, the search for higher meaning and nonstop comic ingenuity will leave you pumped up and smiling.

Alison Bechdel’s unique combination of personal narrative, the search for higher meaning and nonstop comic ingenuity will leave you pumped up and smiling.

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