About this Event
Iconic lesbian cartoonist Diane DiMassa is bringing Hothead Paisan to Hive Mind Books! Join us for a conversation with Diane about creating this legendary '90s comic, recently reissued by the New York Review of Books, and about the queer art and comics scene in the 1990s.
After she speaks, DiMassa will sign copies of Hothead Paisan.
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Books will be available to purchase at Hive Mind Books. We ask that books signed at our events be purchased at our bookstore. Book sales ensure that our independent queer bookstore can continue to keep the lights on and bring great events like this to our neighborhood. Thank you for your support!
If you would like a signed copy, but cannot attend the event, you can order a signed book from us. We ship most places!
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Hothead Paisan is an icon of the ’90s lesbian DIY scene, a patron saint of those who wonder if going off the deep end is the only sane response to life in modern America.
Diane DiMassa’s Hothead starts out in a murderous frenzy—taking out a variety of chauvinists and creeps—but soon deepens into a reflection on oppression, self-destruction, and living it up outside the conservative norms of the ’90s. Hothead’s rage is stoked by her inner demon, Personality #2, but sometimes tempered with the help of Roz, her friend who offers Zen wisdom and tough love, and Chicken, her cat and constant companion.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Diane DiMassa is an American artist best known for her contributions to the alternative, feminist comic book sphere. Her illustrations have been featured in books such as Kathy Acker's Pussycat Fever, Kate Bornstein's My Gender Workbook, and Anne Fausto-Sterling's Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hive Mind Books, 219 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 39.13
