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Twisted Sisters is an underground comics anthology created by Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Diane Noomin. Its first issue was published by Last Gasp in June 1976, and later versions expanded the project into a collection of work by women cartoonists, including artists such as Julie Doucet, Phoebe Gloeckner, and Carol Tyler. The publication is relevant to readers studying autobiographical comics, feminist comics history, and the response of women artists to the male-dominated underground comix scene.
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What was the original Twisted Sisters publication?
Twisted Sisters began as an underground comix one-shot by Aline Kominsky and Diane Noomin. Last Gasp published the original issue in June 1976.
How was Twisted Sisters related to Wimmen's Comix?
Kominsky and Noomin had been contributors to Wimmen's Comix before breaking away to create their own anthology. Their split reflected disagreements about the publication's aesthetics and politics.
What is Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art?
It is a larger anthology edited by Diane Noomin and published by Viking Penguin in 1991. The 260-page collection expanded the project beyond the original two-woman publication.
Which artists are associated with Twisted Sisters?
The anthology included work by Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Diane Noomin, as well as artists such as Julie Doucet, Phoebe Gloeckner, and Carol Tyler. Its raw autobiographical approach challenged the male-dominated underground-comix tradition.
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