Tales From The Planet Sylvia

Sylvia

by Nicole Hollander

Cartoons take a humorous look at plastic surgery, diets, gender roles, fashion, and other topics of modern American life

Genres: Humor, Comics, Cartoon

127 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 1990

About the author

I am best known for writing and drawing the syndicated cartoon strip, SYLVIA, which appears daily and weekly in more than 30 newspapers across the country, including The Boston Globe, The Berkeley Daily Planet, Women’s e News Online and The Houston Chronicle (online). Sylvia strips appear on BadGirlChats as well. I am represented by the Tribune Media Services Syndicate.

I continue to write and draw Sylvia at Badgirlchats.com, a blog composed of original writing, comments and reactions to what's in the news.

I am currently teaching college courses at the Art Institute in graphic novel writing as well as storytelling and memoir workshops at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, but I still love speaking at events and book readings.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do you people realize that if you'd been living in Madison, WI, in 1987, you could have seen a workshop production of Sylvia's Real Good Advice, the musical? So much for lost chances; only one song is recreated here (sans music). But there's so much else, including, alas, some rather dated political satire. Still, the quality of this big paperback is so high that I can excuse a few Reagan-era comments.