A Century of Women Cartoonists
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0878162062 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Interesting but not comprehensive The comics are the best part of the book. I wish there was more substance to the text. I feel I haven't learned all the much about the artists behind the comics. The ending chapter on the current (as of 1992) state of women in the industry was interesting. I did a quick survey of men and women currently doing comic strips and of the group I looked at, men seem to out number women 6 to 1.. Steven Chappell said A Century of Women Cartoonists. HEY, WHAT CAN I SAY? WOMEN CARTOONISTS HAVE BEEN GROSSLY UNDERREPRESENTED BY SCHOLARS. TRINA ROBBINS DID HER HOMEWORK AND HAS WRITTEN AN EXCELLENT VOLUME ON THE SUBJECT.
Fortunately, this did not stop them; the wealth of comic strips here range from social commentary to politics. It is a world that was, and is still, white male-dominated. I loved the titles in the table of contents (my favorite is Blond Bombers and Girl Commandos). Now, when you read the funnies, you can know and appreciate women's place in their evolution. -- From The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women; review by Amy Fletcher. The samples of highly stylized cartooning art alone are worth your time. In her book, Trina Robbins takes us through the world of cartooning from Rose O'Neill's Kewpies and Jackie Ormes' Torchy Brown to Allison Bechdel's
paperback book with the name of A Century of Women Cartoonists are written by Trina Robbins. it launch on 0000-00-00 and has 180 number of pages. Here, you can read it online or download on any other format as u want to.