Hi, this is Sylvia. I can't come to the phone right now, so when you hear the beep, please hang up.

Sylvia

by Nicole Hollander

Cartoons provide a humorous look at television, dieting, the federal government, writing, and the relationship between men and women

Genres: Humor, Comics, Cartoon, Comix, Womens

127 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Nicole Marilyn Hollander (née Garrison) was an American cartoonist and writer. Her daily comic strip Sylvia ran from 1980 to 2012.

Reviews

[Kaethe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Back when the papers were running Cathy, who was constantly agonizing about her weight and chocolate, it was hard to find a feminist comic. Hollander does a lot with cats and books and bathtubs (!!!) but she excels at delivering the snappy comeback.

Library copy

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another fun Sylvia book from the early 80's. Enjoyed the early 80's political humor. And I love Sylvia in the bathtub!

[Tristy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first exposure to the fact that feminism can be funny. I think kids today really don't understand what an under-represented world the 1980's were for female comic book artists. At least in the "underground" there were lots of women publishing, but Nicole was being published in MAJOR newspapers in the 1980's. That was HUGE and historical.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

In addition to her regular cast, Hollander includes Venusian Gernik in this collection. You remember Gernik (if you've seen him before)--he's the one who can't quite speak English and needs Sylvia to translate for him. Then there are the cats...Some of the Reagan-era humor is passe, but on the whole this is a marvelous, though short, collection.

[dirt · Rating 2 out of 5]

The 1983 precursor to the graphic novel of today.