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Part art, part autobiography, book will please comic's fans
The Indelible Alison Bechdel by Alison Bechdel Firebrand Books, $16.95
Reviewed by Harriet L. Schwartz
Opting to both celebrate and critique her work, cartoonist Alison Bechdel takes readers behind the scenes of her legendary comic Dykes to Watch Out For in her new book, The Indelible Alison Bechdel: Confessions, Comix, and Miscellaneous Dykes to Watch Out For (Firebrand Books).
Bechdel's book, which celebrates her fifteenth year as a pro, also serves as a mini cartoon-asart appreciation course, revealing the research, idea development, passion, and pressure behind the art of cartooning.
Fans of Dykes to Watch Out For will enjoy the autobiographical aspects of Bechdel's book as she includes and analyzes some of her earliest drawings. One of the surprising aspects of Bechdel's early work was that more than any other subject, she drew male characters, only on rare occasions drawing women.
The middle chapters of The Indelible Alison Bechdel are particularly interesting as Bechdel critiques her own work, revealing the thought that went behind several strips and characters, noting strips that were strong as well as those that in ret-
rospect she believes fell short. This section gives insight into Bechdel's values as an artist and provides the reader with a more critical framework to evaluate comics.
Finally, Bechdel's new book includes reprints of her calendar comics, plus several commissioned pieces and collaborations. This section will delight those readers who have followed Bechdel's strip in weekly papers but may have missed her other work which had limited circulation.
"The Indelible Alison Bechdel" is an easy and fun read, while also offering a level of reminiscing, reflection, and analysis that is rare in the world of cartoons.
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New play to feature gay Jesus-like character
New York-Acclaimed playwright Terrence McNally is working on a play featuring a Christ-like character who has sex with his apostles, the New York Post reported May 1.
Corpus Christi, likely to open on Broadway or off-Broadway in September or October, features a character called Joshua, the newspaper said. The name Jesus is a variation of the name Joshua.
Gilbert Medina, an assistant to McNally's agent, confirmed that the play is being produced by Manhattan Theater Club, the paper said. A reading of the play was held Tuesday at the club, and about three dozen people attended.
The sex in the play is offstage and just talked about, the newspaper said.
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Bible's New Testament, paraphrasing Pontius Pilate's questioning of Jesus before his crucifixion, the paper said.
"Art thou king of the queers?" McNally's Pontius Pilate character asks instead of "Art thou the king of the Jews?" "Thou sayest," the Joshua character an-
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Roman Catholic leaders denounced the portrayal.
"If that were true, that would be horrifying," said Joe Zwilling, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of New York. William Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights called the play "sick beyond words."
McNally, a three-time Tony Award winner who has written numerous gay-themed plays, was quiet about his work. His previous works include Master Class and Love! Valour! Compassion!
"I don't want to say anything about it. It's new," McNally said April 30. ✓ Associated Press
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