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Students pose with Alison Bechdel after she visited their class. Back row: Dr. Helen Davis, Jaden Jack, Morgan Steiner, Lily Hebda, Drew Haritos, Alison Bechdel, Phoenix Davis and Kevin Croley. Front ...

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Alison Bechdel is the author of the long-running syndicated comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. Since coming out as a lesbian in 1980 at the age of 19, graphic novelist Alison Bechdel has made it a ...

In the world of graphic novels and queer comics, there are few more accomplished than Alison Bechdel. Her groundbreaking comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For” was one of the first representations of ...

Cartoonist Alison Bechdel grapples with fame and popularity in her new comic novel. Alison Bechdel is a cartoonist, known for her graphic memoir “Fun Home” and comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For,” ...

Alison Bechdel has raised the bar rather significantly. She's expanded her craft well beyond simple cartooning to become a graphic memoirist. She's also a gay pioneer, having created the ...

Installation view, ‘Dykes, Dads, and Moms to Watch Out For: The Comics of Alison Bechdel’ at the UM Institute for the Humanities Gallery (all photos by Sarah Nesbitt, courtesy the UM Institute for the ...

What living composer is more versatile than Jeanine Tesori? Lyric Opera subscribers heard her beautiful score for the opera “Blue” this past autumn and now Porchlight Music Theatre is reviving “Fun ...

Twenty-one artists, scholars and activists, including cartoonist Alison Bechdel, have been awarded the MacArthur Genius grants this year, the foundation announced Wednesday. Each fellow will receive ...