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The Flapper Queens

Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age
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Nominee, 2024 Angoulême Heritage Prize

Nominee, 2024 First Print Awards

Nominee, SoBD Best Book Prize

From the foremost historian of women cartoonists, Trina Robbins, comes an eye-catching collection of comic strips from the Roaring Twenties depicting the high-stepping "Flapper" -- the symbol of women's newfound freedom -- all drawn by the best female cartoonists of the era! Including Nell Brinkley, Ethel Hays, Eleanor Schorer, Edith Stevens -- and possibly the flappiest of the Flapper Queens, Virginia Huget! This collection not only brings back into the spotlight several legendary women artists obscured by the sands of time but also celebrates an unabashedly feminist movement in our nation's history.

Product Details

PublisherFantagraphics Books
Publish DateAugust 18, 2020
Pages168
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconHardback
EAN/UPC9781683963233
Dimensions13.1 X 9.6 X 0.8 inches | 2.6 pounds

About the Author

Comics herstorian Trina Robbins (1939-2024) was an American cartoonist. She was an early participant and one of the first women in the underground comix movement. She co-produced the 1970 underground comic It Ain't Me, Babe, which was the first comic book entirely created by women. She co-founded the Wimmen's Comix collective, wrote for Wonder Woman, and produced adaptations of Dope and The Silver Metal Lover. She was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2013 and received Eisner Awards in 2017 and 2021. As a scholar and historian, Robbins researched the history of women in cartooning. She wrote several nonfiction books including Pretty In Ink (2013), and Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age (2020).

Reviews

Comics historian Trina Robbins pays homage to six women artists of the '20s and '30s in a lively, vividly illustrated celebration. A fresh, spirited look at a colorful cultural phenomenon.-- "Kirkus"
The award-winning comics historian brings the jazz age to vivid life in this showcase of six dazzling female cartoonists.-- "The Guardian"
Women can draw anything. But in the 1920s, newspapers hired (and even sought out) female cartoonists to draw comic strips about flappers. In The Flapper Queens, herstorian Trina Robbins showcases six of those artists in a coffee table book. ... As a way of bringing more exposure to these artists, this book is tops.-- "Comicon"

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