I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a great appeal for me. Alison Bechdel appealcatholicconfession Change image and share on social
When I grew up, I studied karate for years. I got pretty strong, but eventually I had to acknowledge that I really didn't like fighting at all, so I quit. Alison Bechdel acknowledgeeventuallyfight Change image and share on social
And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me. Alison Bechdel avenuebadfamily Change image and share on social
Sometimes I wish the writing and drawing were more integrated. Alison Bechdel drawintegratewrite Change image and share on social
It's a hard thing to age a character because you can't really suddenly give someone gray hair. Alison Bechdel agecharactergive Change image and share on social
Even drawing gray hair at all is difficult to render in black and white. Alison Bechdel blackdifficultdraw Change image and share on social
I love Jules Feiffer. I didn't discover him until I was a little older. Alison Bechdel discoverfeifferjules Change image and share on social
I hope that I can get people to read it without having to change it. Especially now that the strip has more different kinds of characters. It's really not all lesbians any more. Alison Bechdel changecharacterhope Change image and share on social
Autobiographical comics, I love them. I love them. Alison Bechdel autobiographicalcomiclove Change image and share on social
But mostly, it's a book about my relationship with my father. Alison Bechdel bookfatherrelationship Change image and share on social