For 20 years, Alison Bechdel has illuminated the way we live through the comic strip that has become a classic, a national treasure of American lesbian history. In this, the 10th book in the series, Mo, everyone's favourite curmudgeon, blithely rants about Dr Laura, Donald Rumsfeld and gay Enron execs, while her cozy counterculture community is quickly shifting beneath her feet. Her ex, Clarice, is displaying symptoms of soccer mom-itis. Her best friend Lois has announce that her new name is Louis. And her old pal Sparrow considers whether having a baby with her boyfriend will compromise her identity as a radical lesbian feminist. In the wake of 9/11 her friends square off on questions of idealism, violence, compassion, patriotism and dissent. As the members of Alison Bechdel's colourful crew hash out their personal and ideological differences, a black and white world takes on surprisingly variegated shades of grey.
Alison Bechdel has been writing and illustrating "Dykes to Watch Out For" since 1982. Her books have won multiple awards, and she was most recently a finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award and two Eisner awards. She lives in Vermont and is working on a graphic memoir about her queer father.
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