I deliberately read this set slowly to savor each issue. The 3D reprint puts it over the top. (Yes, it includes a pair of those old school red and blue glasses.) Well worth the hefty price tag to read and re-read our foremothers' work. Thanks again second-wave feminists for breaking barriers, so we didn't have to encounter them.

I could only get my hands on the second volume but I was blown away at how women represent themselves as opposed to traditional comic. If it's worth looking at it solely for that reason. There's a bunch of boobs and some insane jokes.

gorgeous!

So, this covered many years and all the issues of Wimmen's Comix. Of course, by its nature, the stuff was uneven or at least not necessarily to my taste. Being indies, there was a lot of sex, politics, drugs and ordinary angst. A lot of great artists and writers were featured and it was good to go back and visit them. A lot of queer and feminist content as well. Some of it felt dated because it was speaking to what was happening in an autobiographical way. Now, at the end of the day, I am not su...

"In the early 1970s a vibrant group of women artists emerged, mainly on the West Coast, in the pages of Wimmen’s Comix. Their subjects, too, were often X-rated and included sex, drugs, relationships, women’s liberation, gay liberation, politics, and trenchant satire of American cultural institutions. The two volumes of The Complete Wimmen’s Comix provide a rich and complete overview of the development of the Berkeley-based publishing collective from a 1970 incubator issue of 'It Ain’t Me Babe: W...

The four-star rating probably reflects more the historical significance of this work than its overall quality. There is a lot of good cartooning here, but there is some mediocre work, as well, and a few downright bad strips, especially earlier on. It is important for artists to have venues in which to grow and fail, but that doesn't make badly-designed and poorly-lettered strips any more easy to read. At times, one wishes to see somewhat more evidence of editorial intervention. Nevertheless, the...

WOWI splurged on this set and it’s the best purchase I’ve made in a long time. From a historical standpoint it’s incredible and interesting to think about. The subject matter itself made me feel less alone in the world as a woman. I found reading this to be an incredibly affirming experience. The importance of collective experience and relatability in a lot of feelings and events cannot be understated. I’m so glad I have this collection because I can see myself giving it a re-read perhaps yearly...

This is an incredible collection, excellently edited and designed. It is very interesting to see the first issues and compare them to the latter work. The introduction provides good information and context. If you are interested in underground comics at all, or the history of comic's by women, you will find something to love here. Looks beautiful on our shelf, and will be great to return to from time to time in the future.

Very important and worth reading. I did skip some comics that were hard to read, like physically. I love getting the different views within feminism over time and if you are looking for a broad range of perspectives (this is a full run of an anthology comic that ran for twenty years) this is a good one! I discovered some new comics authors that I want to check out. I think one of the most fun parts is that you get to see women comics authors from different eras working together! Within one issue...

A two-volume set collecting the full run of a pioneering anthology series spotlighting underground women cartoonists, which published 17 issues from 1972 through 1991. There's so much in here, and I read it over such an extended period, that it's hard to assess as a unit, other than to say it's magnificent. As with any anthology, there are both high and low points, but the range of voices and talents on display here is mind-blowing - from lesser-known contributors to those who have gone on to gr...

I don't know if it's just me or if the 3D issue is impossible to read for everyone, but there's a 2D copy of the issue at the end of the book if you give up!

As other reviewers said, this is a period piece, and my rating takes that into consideration. Some pieces are timeless, some good but dated, and some just would not cut it these days. All in all, and excellent collection.

It was kind of sad to see these older comics (60's-70's) addressing issues like feminism, equality, LGBTQ rights, sexism, and racism while having the constant depressed feeling that we still haven't made much progress.

This is a gorgeous collection of every issue of Wimmen's Comix. It's a pricey collection, so I would've never had the opportunity to read it if not for being a juror for the Ignatz Awards last year. I'm incredibly thankful I was able to get my hands on it. There were a few artists I'm familiar with (Phoebe Gloeckner, Lynda Barry, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, etc.) and many more with which I was not. As with just about any anthology, it was a mixed bag in terms of quality, style, tone, etc., but it was

I read this entire sucker in less than the 3 days I was spending in Spokane.It was great as an anthology - there's some really nice growth in individual comic makers and it was neat to see Alison Bechdel and Lynda Barry's earlier stuff. That said it's was also surreal to read from a post-wave feminist perspective - it's mostly comprised of white, feminist artists reflecting their culture in all it's weirdness. Readers can see the cultural shift of women going from secretaries in the 70's to powe...

I don't know why I was expecting more intersectionality, but I was. A perfect example of how white women need to do better--even today.

This is the REAL underground that comics history need to revere, not the sexist and racist Zap. wimmen's comix >>> zap

With two volumes, clocking in at around 350 pages each, this took a while to get through. I'm not complaining. If anything, I wish there were more. Wimmen's Comix was one of the premier underground titles, and outlasted a number of other famous titles from that era by a good decade or so. This two volume set reprints the entire run, as well as the single issue of It Ain't Me Babe, which preceded the entire run of Wimmen's. As the titles imply, these were books produced by all female creators. Th...

An anthology series that features dozens of women artists and writers over the years. It's pretty essential stuff. It's a peek into the evolution of feminist thought in popular consciousness. As an anthology, it is by nature hit or miss in each story but there is a lot to like. A lot of the standouts are by names that are recognizable like Trina Robbins, Lee Marrs, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Alison Bechdel, and Julie Doucet just to name a few. Not all of the comics in this are political but a lot are...

As with any large collection of anthology style comics, there are some great stories, some mediocre, some wtf stuff, but overall, just seeing all these women's work being collected is fantastic and it has added many names to my list of creators to look for. Sad to see some themes still ring true - let's bring back 'consciousness raising' groups? and happy to see that some problematic representations of trans and poc seem so off base they probably wouldn't occur today if this floppy were still be...