Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Clive Barker, Tove Jansson, Patricia Highsmith, Alison Bechdel, Tom of Finland, Rachel Pollack, Dimitris Papaioannou, Joe Phillips, Caitlín R. Kiernan, P. Craig Russell, Phil Jimenez, Patrick Fillion, Dame Darcy, Colleen Coover, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Howard Cruse, Ralf König, Maddie Blaustein, Diane Dimassa, José Villarrubia, Anonymous Boy, Eric Shanower, Devin K. Grayson, Robert Kirby, Copi, Marc Andreyko, Robert Triptow, Ariel Schrag, Gengoroh Tagame, Kris Kovick, Roberta Gregory, Neal Pozner, Jeff Jones, Allan Heinberg, Robert Rodi, Fabrice Neaud, Tom Bouden, Joey Comeau, Darren G. Davis, Tim Fish, Sara Ryan, Christopher Cooper, Jerry Mills, Megan Rose Gedris, Andersen Gabrych, Kate Worley, Greg Fox, Mary Wings, Sean Martin, Noreen Stevens, Eric Orner, Donelan, Andy Mangels, Tim Barela, Maurice Vellekoop, José Cuneo, Glen Hanson, Steve Macisaac, Dale Lazarov, Paige Braddock. Excerpt: Alison Bechdel Alison Bechdel (born September 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist . Originally best known for the long-running comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For , in 2006 she became a best-selling and critically acclaimed author with her graphic memoir Fun Home . Biography Alison Bechdel was born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania to Roman Catholic parents who were teachers; her family also owned and operated a funeral home . In 1981 she graduated from Oberlin College , having transferred from Simon's Rock College , and moved to New York City . She applied to many art schools but was rejected and worked in a number of office jobs in the publishing industry. According to The Indelible Alison Bechdel (see "Books", below), she began Dykes to Watch Out For as a single drawing labeled "Marianne, dissatisfied with the morning brew: Dykes to Watch Out For, plate no. 27". An acquaintance recommended she sen...
