Trina Robbins is a legend among people who read and study comics. She’s a cartoonist who was active in the San Francisco underground in the '70s and '80s where she contributed to many publications including the East Village Other, It Ain’t Me Babe and Wimmen’s Comix. In recent decades she’s worked more as a writer on books including Go, Girl! and Chicagoland Detective Agency, in addition to working on Wonder Woman, Xena and The Spirit.
Robbins’ other claim to fame is that she is one of...
I remember Trina Robbins' work from the '70s very well. I always admired her for calling a spade a spade, which is to say that the underground comix I loved so much had a deep thread of misogyny, and she pointed it out in her work. Gadflies don't get a lot of offers.
I'm sorry to hear she isn't working as an artist anymore, but I'm very glad to hear she's doing the kind of writing she wants to do. Not many people are so lucky. Go Trina.
Missy
SUICIDEGIRL
California, USA
JUN 08, 2011 06:00 AM