MBR: The Comix/Graphic Novel Shelf
Midwest Book Review
The Supergirls
Mike Madrid
Exterminating Angel
1892 Colestin Road, Ashland, OR 97520
9781935259039, $16.95 www.exterminatingangel.com
Any comics or graphic novel library needs THE SUPERGIRLS: FASHION,
FEMINISM, FANTASY AND THE HISTORY OF COMIC BOOK HEROINES. It provides
a cultural history of comic book heroines and asks whether their
fantasy world has connections to our own, offering a fine survey of
different super-women in comic history and crime fighting. Any long-
time comic book reader will relish this blend of scene re-creation and
social analysis.
The Brinkley Girls
Trina Robbins, Editor
Fantagraphics Books
7563 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
9781560979708, $29.99 www.fantagraphics.com
The Brinkley Girls: Best of Nell Brinkley's Cartoons from 1913-1940
packs in full-page, color reproductions of Nell Brinkley's American
Weekly covers and provides a fine biographical and artistic
introduction by editor Trina Robbins. All the fine detail and
intricate drawings of Nell Brinkley come to life in a keepsake survey
that is a 'must have' for any serious cartoon, graphic or arts
library.
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus Itchy Footed Mutha
Melvin Van Peebles
Akashic Books
Box 1456, New York NY 10009
9781933354866, $17.95 www.akashicbooks.com
Melvin Van Peebles fostered Afro-American cinema and indie films and
here provides a graphic novel that was inspiration for his latest
film, offering a set of black and white drawings of a lonely man's
search for love in all the wrong places. A Doofus wanders the world on
a futile quest: stills from the film blend with original drawings and
dialogue to provide a fun addition to any graphic novel or film
library.
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