Sparrow

Jun 1, 2026 | 2026 Summer - Dear ___

By Robyn Ochs 

This is Sparrow, created by Alison Bechdel, best known for her long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For (1983–2008) and her graphic memoir Fun Home (2006), which was adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical. Alison created the “Bechdel Test,” a metric for evaluating gender representation in media. Two of her long-running characters, Naomi and Sparrow, identify as bi+. Fun fact: Naomi has been a print subscriber to BWQ for decades, c/o Alison, and Alison tells Robyn that she enjoys leafing through our pages. Alison’s newest book is Spent: A Comic Novel. 

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