Trina Robbins facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Trina Robbins |
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Robbins at the 2023 WonderCon
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| Born | Trina Perlson August 17, 1938 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 10, 2024 (aged 85) |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Artist, Editor |
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Notable works
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Wimmen's Comix Vampirella Wonder Woman Women and the Comics |
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Trina Robbins (born Trina Perlson; August 17, 1938 – April 10, 2024) was an amazing American cartoonist. She was one of the first female artists in the underground comix movement. This was a time when artists created comics outside of big companies. Trina Robbins is also a member of the famous Will Eisner Hall of Fame. This means she is recognized as one of the best comic creators ever.
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Trina Robbins: A Pioneer in Comics
Her Early Career
Trina Robbins was very active in science fiction fandom during the 1950s and 1960s. This means she was a big fan of science fiction. She even drew pictures for fan magazines called science fiction fanzines. One of these was Habakkuk, which was nominated for a Hugo Award.
Making Comics History
Trina Robbins' first comic drawings appeared in a newspaper called the East Village Other. She also contributed to a special comic book called Gothic Blimp Works.
In 1969, Trina designed the cool costume for the character Vampirella. This was for artist Frank Frazetta in the very first Vampirella comic book.
In 1970, she moved to San Francisco. There, she created the first comic book made entirely by women. She worked with another female artist, Barbara "Willy" Mendes, on this project. Trina worked hard to help other female comic artists. She helped create and was part of Wimmen's Comix for 20 years. This was a collection of comics made by women.
In 2000, Trina Robbins created GoGirl!. These were superhero stories made to be fun for young girls. Trina wrote the stories, and Anne Timmons did most of the art. The series was published by Image Comics and then by Dark Horse Comics. The last issue came out in 2006.
Later, in 2010, she started writing comic adventures for the female detective character Honey West. These comics were published by Moonstone Books.
Working on Wonder Woman
Trina Robbins started working with Wonder Woman comics in 1986. She drew a four-issue comic series called The Legend of Wonder Woman. This series honored the character's early stories from the Golden Age of Comic Books. She even appeared as herself in Wonder Woman Annual 2 in 1989.
In the late 1990s, Trina worked with Colleen Doran. They created a DC Comics graphic novel called Wonder Woman: The Once and Future Story.
Writing About Women in Comics
Besides drawing comics, Trina Robbins also wrote many non-fiction books. These books were all about the history of women in cartooning.
Her first book, Women and the Comics, was co-written with Catherine Yronwode. It told the story of female comic strip and comic book creators. She wrote many other books about women in the comics industry. Some of these include A Century of Women Cartoonists and The Great Women Superheroes. She also wrote From Girls to Grrrlz: A History of Women’s Comics from Teens to Zines. Her book Pretty In Ink (2013) covered the history of North American women in comics. It started from an 1896 comic strip and went up to modern times.
Trina Robbins also helped start Friends of Lulu in 1994. This group worked to encourage more women to read comic books. It also helped more women get involved in making comics.
Trina Robbins is featured in a film about feminist history called She's Beautiful When She's Angry.
Personal Life
In the late 1960s, Trina Robbins had a clothing store called "Broccoli." She made clothes for famous musicians like Mama Cass and Donovan. She wrote a book about her life called Last Girl Standing, which came out in 2017. Her partner was artist Steve Leialoha. Trina Robbins passed away on April 10, 2024, when she was 85 years old.
Awards and Recognition
Trina Robbins received many awards for her amazing work.
- In 1977, she was a special guest at the San Diego Comic-Con. She received an Inkpot Award there.
- In 1989, she won a Special Achievement Award from the San Diego Comic Con. This was for her work on Strip AIDS U.S.A., a book she helped edit.
- She was the Guest of Honor at WisCon in 1992. This is a science fiction convention.
- Trina won the Lulu of the Year award three times. She won in 1997 for The Great Women Superheroes. She won again in 2000 for From Girls to Grrrlz. In 2001, she won with Anne Timmons for Go-Girl!.
- In 2001, Trina Robbins was added to the Friends of Lulu Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame.
- In 2002, she received the Special John Buscema Haxtur Award. This award recognizes comics published in Spain.
- In 2011, Trina's artwork was shown in an exhibit called Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women.
- In July 2013, Trina Robbins was one of six people added to the Will Eisner Hall of Fame. This is a very high honor in the comics world.
- In a 2015 poll, she was ranked #25 among the best female comics creators of all time.
- In 2017, Trina was chosen for the Wizard World Hall of Legends.
- ComicsAlliance listed her as one of twelve women cartoonists who deserve a lifetime achievement award.
- Her art was featured in the 2020 Society of Illustrators exhibit "Women in Comics: Looking Forward, Looking Back". It was also shown in Rome, Italy.
See also
In Spanish: Trina Robbins para niños
