Menopause: A Comic Treatment

Hot Flashes. Vaginal Atrophy. Social Stigma. The Comics In This Unapologetic Anthology Prove That When It Comes To Menopause And Its Attendant Symptoms, No One Needs To Sweat It Alone. Featuring Works By Comics Luminaries Such As Lynda Barry, Joyce Farmer, Ellen Forney, And Carol Tyler, Menopause Is The Perfect Antidote To The Simplistic, Cheap-joke Approach That Treats Menopause As A Cultural Taboo. This Anthology Challenges Stereotypes With Perspectives From A Range Of Life Experiences, Ages, Gender Identities, Ethnicities, And Health Conditions. Other Contributors Include Maureen Burdock, Jennifer Camper, Kc Councilor, Mk Czerwiec, Leslie Ewing, Ann M. Fox, Keet Geniza, Roberta Gregory, Teva Harrison, Rachael House, Leah Jones, Monica Lalanda, Cathy Leamy, Ajuan Mance, Jessica Moran, Mimi Pond, Sharon Rosenzweig, Joyce Schachter, Susan Merrill Squier, Emily Steinberg, Nicola Streeten, A. K. Summers, Kimiko Tobimatsu, Shelley L. Wall, And Dana Walrath. Cover Front -- Table Of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Menopause -- Menopositive! -- Crockpotrunner -- When My Biological Clock Stopped Ticking -- Burning Up -- Desertification -- Zen And The Art Of Menopausal Maintenance -- Climacteric Calamity -- My Menopause Story -- Invisible Lady -- The End, For Now -- A Slow Intermittent Leak -- Let Me Introduce Myself -- Any Day Now -- Cycles -- The End -- Ready, Set Pause! -- The Big Change -- Paused -- Kimiko Does Menopause -- Surgical Menopause -- When The Menopause Carnival Comes To Town -- (a)men-o-pause -- Antique Restoration -- Resources -- Contributors -- Copyright Page.