Alison Bechdel — American Cartoonist born on September 10, 1960,

Alison Bechdel is an American cartoonist. Originally best known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home, which was subsequently adapted as a musical which won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015. She is a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. She is also known for the Bechdel test, an indicator of gender bias in film... (wikipedia)

The satiric ethos of Mad was a much bigger childhood influence.
It's a hard thing to age a character because you can't really suddenly give someone gray hair.
I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a great appeal for me.
I just have this sort of entrepreneurial spirit and I work really hard at promoting myself.
I probably read Harriet the Spy about 70,000 times.