{"product_id":"hothead-paisan-homicidal-lesbian-terrorist-isbn-9781681378619","title":"Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist","description":"\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHothead\u003c\/i\u003e is the backlash to the backlash.” —Alison Bechdel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHothead Paisan, a murderous icon of the ’90s lesbian comics scene, comes roaring back into print in this fresh edition (including a new interview and supplemental materials) of one of the funniest, sharpest, and most unexpectedly warm comics of the late twentieth century, still as shocking today as it was more than two decades ago.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHothead 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiane DiMassa’s \u003ci\u003eHothead\u003c\/i\u003e 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.“The radical lesbians of the early 1970s who declared that ‘a lesbian is the rage of all women condensed to the point of explosion’ were speaking figuratively. But when \u003ci\u003eHothead Paisan\u003c\/i\u003e hit the scene twenty years later, the blast was literal and resounding. Lobbing grenades, toting an assault rifle, and swinging her redemptive ax, this dyke was done with the patriarchy—whether it was organized religion or a random man-spreader on the bus. Diane DiMassa’s endearing Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist claimed space for herself and brought the rest of us along for the cathartic ride. Thank god these comics are back in print because we need Hothead now more than ever.” —Alison Bechdel, creator of \u003ci\u003eDykes to Watch Out For\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A zine staple of the early ‘90s Chicago, returns not having aged an inch: Here are the first 20 comics, made as 'rage therapy,' DiMassa says, addressing gender and mental health, yearning for community.\" — \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As a brand-new baby trans woman in the early 1990s, I looked everywhere to find out how to be a proper lesbian. And I almost succeeded, when happily and just in time, \u003ci\u003eHothead Paisan\u003c\/i\u003e helped me find my inner badass dyke. Chicken rules!” —Kate Bornstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Diane DiMassa can thrill the female soul ... fulfilling an untold number of rush-hour fantasies.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hothead\u003c\/i\u003e is a one-woman revolution ... a far-out, hilarious reminder of how your own rage could drive you insane.” —\u003ci\u003eOut Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The bible of man-hating ball busters driven over the edge of insanity.” —Sarah Schulman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[DiMassa's] cartooning style is electric.” —Howard Cruse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I first met Hothead in the anthology \u003ci\u003eNo Straight Lines\u003c\/i\u003e, a 40-year survey of queer comics. She stands out even among decades of cartoonists’ takes on the pressures of fitting in with heterosexual America…But DiMassa’s creation has been woefully hard to find in recent years. Thankfully, New York Review Books will publish a \u003ci\u003eHothead\u003c\/i\u003e collection this August. The sweltering, lingering days of summer feel like the perfect time for the title character to burst back out onto the sidewalk, bat in tow.” —Emma Sarappo, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane DiMassa\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ePussycat Fever\u003c\/i\u003e, Kate Bornstein's \u003ci\u003eMy Gender Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and Anne Fausto-Sterling's \u003ci\u003eSexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives between Bridgeport, Connecticut, and San Francisco, California.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Schulman\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, an activist, and a historian. A recipient of the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement, she has published over twenty works of fiction and non-fiction, including, most recently, the oral history \u003ci\u003eLet the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Lambda Literary Award. She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Graham\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer living in Brooklyn, New York. Their work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWonder Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAngel Food Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe End Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"New York Review Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305380368613,"sku":"NP9781681378619","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781681378619.jpg?v=1767729259","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/hothead-paisan-homicidal-lesbian-terrorist-isbn-9781681378619","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}