So for the first time in my life, I actually feel compelled and/or ready to give Ulysses a go. I have had a copy for a few years, and it’s a very readable copy, just one without notes. So I have to make a decision about that: my current one is that I will see how it goes, and then as necessary I will look online for what I feel like I need to know. I am also ok with being a little awash in […]
Life Imitates Art
This graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, perhaps knowns to some as the creator of the Bechdel test, to others as the creator of the comic Dykes to Watch Out For, has won critical acclaim and is currently featured as The Atlantic’s 1book140 selection for LGBTQ month. I found to to be a truly engaging read both for its art and for its written content. The art is done in black, white and blue tones. Bechdel mixes up her own comic illustrations of her family with […]