The New York Times spotlighted “Fun Home” and “Dykes To Watch Out For” creator Alison Bechdel in the Books of Their Times portion of Wednesday’s The Arts section. (You might need to register for the website to see the link. Even if you don’t, you ought to anyway. Reading is fundamental, after all.) I’m ashamed to admit that while I’m aware of Bechdel’s work, I’ve never actually read any of it. Part of the reason is that in my base of operations, Houston, it can be a bit hard to find good comic books that aren’t of the “capes and tights” variety. For such a large city, we have a surprisingly small amount of quality comic books stores in the city limits. (Dear James Sime: Please franchise Isotope to my neck of the woods. And feel to bring the bar with you.) Another reason is that I didn’t figure i was in her target audience, what with being a straight dude. I’m not too ashamed to admit that I’m an idiot for thinking that way, because the NY Times article makes her “The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For” something I’d really enjoy, especially since the article’s author favorably compares Bechdel’s book to “Doonesbury.” It looks like I’m going to be giving Amazon.com even more of my money.

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