I never really read superhero stuff as a kid. Alison Bechdel kidreadstuff Change image and share on social
My mother is, my father certainly was. They were kind of the local intelligentsia in the town where I grew up. Alison Bechdel fathergrowintelligentsia Change image and share on social
But I read comic books. I read things like Richie Rich and Little Lulu. Alison Bechdel bookcomiclulu Change image and share on social
Mostly it was Mad magazine. And I did read a lot of - I had a subscription when I was little, but I also had access to some old collections, the little paperbacks of the really good stuff. Alison Bechdel accesscollectiongood Change image and share on social
People really want to think that these things really happened. I don't know why that important, but I know that when I finish reading a novel or something, I want to know how much of that really happened to this author. Alison Bechdel authorfinishhappen share on social
I just have this sort of entrepreneurial spirit and I work really hard at promoting myself. Alison Bechdel entrepreneurialhardpromote Change image and share on social
The satiric ethos of Mad was a much bigger childhood influence. Alison Bechdel bigchildhoodethos Change image and share on social
I'm pretty illiterate when it comes to comics history. Alison Bechdel comichistoryilliterate Change image and share on social
For some reason writing and drawing are very separate processes for me. Alison Bechdel drawprocessreason Change image and share on social
That's all true, but there was something else going on for me as a kid, something about my gender identity that I haven't figured out yet. And that's one of the things I'm hoping to dissect and investigate in this memoir project. Alison Bechdel dissectfiguregender share on social