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ⓘ About Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel is a published American cartoonist, author, graphic novelist and artist. Born on September 10, 1969 in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, she is perhaps best known for her comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. She would get even more recognition with the release of her graphic memoir Fun Home in 2006, which was adapted into a musical that would go on to win a Tony Award in 2015 for best musical. She would release another graphic memoir titled Are You My Mother? In 2012. She also received the MacArthur Genius Award in 2014. She is the originator of the Bechdel test. Alison came from a Roman Catholic family consisting of her mother Helen and her father Bruce. Her father was an army veteran and later an English teacher in high school while also running a funeral home part-time.
All Book Series by Alison Bechdel
Dykes and Sundry Other Carbon-Based Life Forms to Watch Out For
Book 11 of 14 · published 2003
Lo indispesable de Unas bollos de cuidado
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2014 Anthology · AlisonBechdel
Found Goddesses
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1989 Co-authored · MorganGrey,Julia Penelope
What Do Cats Dream?
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1999 Co-authored · Louise Rafkin
Charles M. Schulz
Series opener · book 1 of 24 · published 2000 Anthology · M. Thomas Inge
Howard Chaykin
Book 3 of 24 · published 2011 Anthology · Howard Chaykin,Brannon Costello
Alan Moore: Conversations
Book 5 of 24 · published 2011 Anthology · Eric L. Berlatsky
Larry Hama: Conversations
Book 18 of 24 · published 2019 Anthology · Christopher Irving
John Jennings: Conversations
Book 22 of 24 · published 2020 Anthology · Donna-Lyn Washington
Jeff Lemire
Latest in the series · book 24 of 24 · published 2022 Anthology · Dale Jacobs
No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2012
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alison Bechdel?
Alison Bechdel is a published American cartoonist, author, graphic novelist and artist. Born on September 10, 1969 in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, she is perhaps best known for her comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. She would get even more recognition with the release of her graphic memoir Fun Home in 2006, which was adapted into a musical that would go on to win a Tony Award in 2015 for best musical.
Which Alison Bechdel series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Dykes to Watch Out For series, the earliest of Alison Bechdel's multi-book series: it opens with Dykes to Watch Out For (1986) and runs to 14 books across 1986–2014, ending with Lo indispesable de Unas bollos de cuidado (2014). Alison Bechdel's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alison Bechdel written?
Alison Bechdel has 57 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1986 and 2025. 44 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Conversations with Artists series with 24 books — and 13 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alison Bechdel's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alison Bechdel's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dykes to Watch Out For (1986–2014, 14 books), Alison Bechdel Humor & Entertainment (1998, 1 book) and Conversations with Artists (2000–2022, 24 books), plus 3 more.
How are Alison Bechdel's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alison Bechdel's 57 books into 6 named series and 13 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Conversations with Artists (24 books, 2000–2022); Dykes to Watch Out For (14 books, 1986–2014); Fun Home (2 books, 2006–2012); Interviews with Icons (2 books, 2016–2017); Alison Bechdel Humor & Entertainment (1 book, 1998), plus 1 further series.