Dykes To Watch Out For: The Essential Collection from Alison Bechdel

Kirsten Emmott: a great summary of Bechdel's long running strip.

United States on Oct 27, 2023

Kieran: One of my favorite books of all time. Every queer person needs one on their shelf.

United States on Oct 25, 2023

Stomiidae: So many lesbian life insights in an engaging and fun format with interesting (although sometimes detestable) characters. Highly recommended. Whenever I pick it up I spend at least an hour reading it!

Mexico on Sep 06, 2023

Ina: Tolle Zeichnungen, tolle Stories .

Germany on Oct 01, 2022

Andrea L. Stoeckel: I have history with Bechdel, having owned almost every thing she wrote during the Dykes days.

This book is worth it to me for the author introduction, citing how younger lesbians would cite her work helping them as they came out. She asks if her work is still relevant, and then brings out the "herstory" to prove her point.

Whether or not you're a fan, read this .

United States on Feb 20, 2022

lynette richards: Thank goddess that Alison Bechtel documented lesbians and feminists in real time throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s! She drew her friends but I recognize my friends in them! Righteous challenges to social justice, misogyny, and patriarchal assumptions were forged by these folks and this document shows how the personal is political and the political is personal! Should be mandatory reading!

Canada on Jan 04, 2022

Client d'Amazon: Un livre à offrir !! Cette BD est un classique à partager avec ses amis.

France on May 20, 2021

B Krawchuk: Having only read (and enjoyed) Bechdel's FUN HOME a few years ago, I thought I'd jump in to her long-running serial strip to see what all the fuss was about. You ever hear something is great, only to finally read it and wonder why everyone thinks it's so great? That didn't happen to me here. This was one of those beautiful rare cases where I had high hopes and had those expectations exceeded! The characters are multidimensional and feel like real people I know, with diverse attitudes and ideas and personalities. It's really quite a pleasure to spend time reading about them!

Canada on Nov 05, 2016

J. Jamakaya: I’ve spent many hours enjoying this wonderful compilation of Alison Bechdel’s “Dykes to Watch Out For” cartoon series. Drawn between 1987 and 2008, the “Dykes” strip focuses on the misadventures and foibles of a group of close-knit LGBT friends as they pursue education, work and love affairs while debating personal politics and political correctness.

The strip is funny but also thoughtful in tone. It’s unique in that it features multi-sexual, multi-racial, multi-ethnic characters and continually comments on the culture and politics of the times: lesbian and gay rights, the AIDS epidemic, the wars in Iraq, 9/11, celebrity culture, transgenderism, the financial crisis, etc. The characters attend many an anti-war protest, Pride parade and women’s music festival. They debate and spoof the latest twists in gender theory. The feminist bookstore owner Jezanna rails against “Bunns & Noodle” stealing her business.

The protagonist, Mo, is forever analyzing and second-guessing herself (like a lesbian Woody Allen). Her pal Lois is sexually omnivorous and proud of it. Other characters include Harriet, Sparrow, Ginger, Malika, Clarice and Toni and their kid...

United States on Jun 15, 2015

Andrew RM: Love this compilation except that several panels are missing that cut out Mo and Lois' use of Prozac. Legal issues? Regardless, it is wonderful compendium. It's so cool to see the characters change and grow as new ones enter the fray. I noticed that reading the series years later I tend to not read the "background" chatter about current affairs coming from radio/TV in the strips and focus more on the story of the characters. Bravo!

United States on Dec 03, 2014