“I started drawing comics, and at first I was very influenced by the whole pop art movement, you know, Batman was on TV and all that pop art stuff? But then my next influence was in 1966, or maybe it was '65, I don't know. Somebody showed me a copy of the "East Village Other", which was an underground newspaper. And... it had comics in it! And they weren't superhero comics.” KnowsFirstsArtWholeNextStuffInfluenceMovementTvsPopsEastDrawingNewspapersCopiesVillageSuperheroPop ArtEast Village Author:Trina Robbins
“There's a difference between sexy and hyper-sexy. The way I have drawn Vampirella, she's definitely sexy, I designed the costume. But her costume, through the years, has gotten briefer and briefer. She has been hypersexualized, but not by me. I mean, I see drawings in which she's got the 'brokeback pose'. I would never do that.” WayYearsMeanHas BeensDifferencesSexyDrawingCostumesThrough The YearsHyper Author:Trina Robbins
“I am proud of having drawn the first comic about a lesbian - and it didn't even occur to me that I was drawing a first. I just wanted to tell the story of my roommate.” FirstsStoriesWantedProudDrawingComicRoommate Author:Trina Robbins
“Today, although as a whole, the industry is still male-dominated, more women are drawing comics than ever before, and there are more venues for them to see their work in print. In the 1950s, when the comic industry hit an all-time low, there was no place for women to go. Today, because of graphic novels, there's no place for aspiring women cartoonists to go but forward.” StillsWholeTodayNovelIndustryLowsMalesDrawingAll TimeComicPrintGraphicCartoonistVenuesGraphic NovelsAll Time Low Book:Pretty in Ink: North American Women Cartoonists 1896–2010 Source: Pretty in Ink: North American Women Cartoonists 1896–2010
