"Bechdel Test" Cartoonist on Her Unexpected Fame | KQED Forum

Perhaps you’ve been following Alison Bechdel’s work since her comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For,” which invented the now ubiquitous Bechdel test (does a movie have two women who speak to each other about something other than a man?). Maybe you came to know her through her graphic memoir “Fun Home,” which was adapted into a Tony-award winning musical. Her latest comic novel, “Spent,” is a work of autofiction that grapples with and parodies Bechdel’s own popularity. We’ll talk with Bechdel about being famous in a world on fire— and the funny side of it, too. Guest: Alison Bechdel, graphic novelist and cartoonist, author of "Spent: A Comic Novel." Her previous books include "The Secret to Superhuman Strength" and "Fun Home," which was adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical. Support for Forum is provided in part by the Osher Production Fund. 👉Subscribe and watch a new episode of Forum every week: www.youtube.com/kqednews?=sub_1 Follow us on: Instagram - @kqed_forum //   / kqed_forum   Facebook - KQED Forum //   / kqedforum   Bluesky - @kqedforum.bsky.social // https://bsky.app/profile/kqedforum.bs... Discord -   / discord   About Forum: Forum tells remarkable and true stories about who we are and where we live. In the first hour, Alexis Madrigal convenes the diverse voices of the Bay Area, before turning to Mina Kim for the second hour to chronicle and center Californians’ experience. In an increasingly divided world, Mina and Alexis host conversations that inform, challenge and unify listeners with big ideas and different viewpoints.