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Good for a basic pop-culture history, but lacking in intersectional feminist analysis. Multiple strips are featured which involve racist caricatures and one instance of transmisogyny, but this is never pointed out or analyzed. One or two black cartoonists are discussed, however, and there is a section on riotgrrl zines; nonetheless the book does not handle such subjects with the depth to compensate for its failures.


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Pretty In Ink Women Cartoonists 18962013 Trina Robbins Various Arstists Books Reviews

This book has a *superb* collection of cartoons - in both b&w and color - and they span an extraordinary 117 years. All of the cartoons were drawn by women, which is a particularly special aspect of this book. There are also wonderful old photos of some of the cartoonists. As always, Fantagraphics did a terrific job from the publishing end.
I bought this book because I've owned Robbins' other book "From Girls to Grrlz" for years, and like to flick through it for a dose of nice well selected feminine visuals. Sure enough, this book has lots of good looking visuals too. The text is an easy to read no-nonsense historical survey.

Trina Robbins is a slightly controversal figure, and she's never going to be everyones cup of tea. She's a self-proclaimed feminist who's also spent time drawing very non-feminist Barbie comics. The title of this book "Pretty in Ink" is sure to irk some other feminists whose sensibility is different. Hell, there were even males on my Facebook wall who thought the title was somewhat dubious.

Robbins appeared as the 'bad guy' in Terry Zwigoff's famous (brilliant!) documentary about Robert Crumb, dismissing Crumb's comics as pornographic. Robbins and Crumb's wife Aline Kominsky-Crumb can apparently not stand each other. And sure enough, Aline's very worthy comics are not mentioned at all in this book, although her name does appear a couple of times in connection with anthologies. I don't know how many other female cartoonists are left out because their sensibility are different from Robbins.

Still, the book is worth buying for what it DOES contain.
Pretty in Ink is a history book about women who have drawn comics and comic strips. The content is well researched, and there are a lot of great examples for each of the eight time periods covered. It was nice to see how the drawings progressed over time, and in some cases how things have stayed the same.

The book took me a couple chapters to get into it though. This is because a lot of the early works are comic strips and the subject matter in them doesn't particularly appeal to me. Plus, I got a couple of the artists mixed up. That wasn't a huge problem though. As the book progressed through the different time periods, it was clear how events shaped the creators and their pieces.

The later chapters presented a different problem for me the writer brought in her own works and experiences. This isn't necessarily an issue, but it signaled a change in objectivity to me. I think that could have been handled better. The chapter covering the most recent time period felt stunted to me. There are so many female artists working in comics now that it is difficult for all of them to be included, but the last chapter felt lacking on artists and really important works. Even a listing at the back of the book covering some of these items would have been great.

Despite the few things that didn't work for me, I enjoyed this book. It gives another perspective on the development of comics. There are a wide range of creators included, most of whom have at least one example of their art included. I was impressed by the skill of the artists and some of the content they were able to get away with.
It is not written in a very engaging way, but it is informative.
Who knew that there were women cartoonists back in 1896! This is a great history of those artists. The book was purchased for my 12-year old daughter who has an interest in cartoon drawing. The reading may be a bit advanced right now, but she sure to appreciate it in the future.
Good for a basic pop-culture history, but lacking in intersectional feminist analysis. Multiple strips are featured which involve racist caricatures and one instance of transmisogyny, but this is never pointed out or analyzed. One or two black cartoonists are discussed, however, and there is a section on riotgrrl zines; nonetheless the book does not handle such subjects with the depth to compensate for its failures.