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Really amazing collection of comics celebrating being different! Loved the variety of art and plot! Could’ve done without the one weird incest one tho........ yoinks
Best thing about this book is probably the title. Second best is the fairly nuanced story about being a Arabic-American semi-practicing Muslim lesbian. I don't have the attention span or patience to seek out alternative comix that are short, complicated and usually only so-so, so I'm glad they were collected, and I was happy for the change of pace from book-length single-vision stuff. I should probably read more Alison Bechdel. Le sigh.
I've been an Alison Bechdel groupie for a long time, and really wanted to read more queer comics. This collection -- a volume of alternative comix from writers and artists who are women, PoC, and/or LGBQ -- looked great. As the introduction puts it, "Here is a home for the stories about the rest of us. Here are comix for Discerning Homosexuals, Uppity Ladies, Fierce People of Color and all their friends." Sounds good, right?I wasn't surprised to love Alison Bechdel's contribution, "Oppressed Min...
An interesting read. It makes me sad that I never got to witness/experience this age of gay culture.
This is a collection of comix by mostly GLBT writers. I was expecting really to like this since I enjoy comix and graphic novels. However, I was not particularly into this, with the notable exception of a cool piece by the editor, Jennifer Camper, about an Arab Muslim dyke and her struggles with identity. Most of the pieces were weird, and not in a good way.
Collections like Juicy Mother are a wonderful reminder that there are stories that either aren't being told or, more accurately, aren't being given proper attention. Being a white, middle-class man I recognize that most of the stories that populate the popular culture tend to represent me, but as a queer man, there is a conflict because, until recently, men of my persuasion didn't get their stories told to expect when oscar season came along. This small collection was a chance to explore the que...
It's hard to know how to rate this when it contains such a range. My favourites were Ramadan by Jennifer Camper, Chicken-Head Love by Leanne Franson, and Dollface by Stephen Winter and Robert Kirby. Some of the others weren't for me, and then there was "The Italian Cousin" by Serena Pillai - yikes. Call me a prude if you like, but I wasn't expecting incestuous child pornography.
Solid anthology. Hoping the next one is just as good.
Juicy Mother includes comix about an older butch dyke and her Lolita, an African-American gay man coming of age, an Arab Muslim dyke searching for her identity, two big hairy men getting married, a cynical Latina teen encountering aliens and a wild cartoon jam.In a genre especially known for being dominated by straight white men, Juicy mother is an alternative to alternative comix. The collection places emphasis on the voices least represented in the comic world. As such, the stories within are
Good anthology of queer comics, coming way earlier than "Anything that Loves" or "QU33R." Feels more rad than those two. I have to be honest, while I loved some of these comics a tonne, I skipped others. Wish newer anthologies had comics that made you feel as excited as these.
Jennifer Camper’s Ramadan is great. Unfortunately the library doesn’t have more of her work. Alison Bechdel is funny too. I didn’t care for the rest.
