![]() ![]() ![]() This is the second consecutive year UPM has won an Eisner in the educational/academic category. Girlhood through the Looking Glass also features over 50 of Barry’s illustrations. The study specifically concentrates on Barry’s recurring focus on figures of young girls, in a variety of mediums and genres.īarry is best known for her long-running comic strip Ernie Pook’s Comeek, illustrated fiction ( Cruddy, The Good Times Are Killing Me), and graphic novels ( One! Hundred! Demons!) and her recent volumes What It Is (2008) and Picture This (2010) fuse autobiography, teaching guide, sketchbook, and cartooning into coherent visions. In the volume, Kirtley examines the artist’s career and contributions to the field of comic art and beyond. Girlhood through the Looking Glass is the first scholarly book to focus exclusively on Lynda Barry. And Susan Kirtley’s Lynda Barry: Girlhood through the Looking Glass received the award for Best Academic/Educational work. The 2013 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were held over the weekend in conjunction with Comic-Con International in San Diego. ![]()
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