Sophie Goldstein
Author of House Of Women
Works by Sophie Goldstein
House of Women (Part I) 3 copies
Betsy 2 copies
BreakBlowBurn 1 copy
House of Women (Part II) 1 copy
House of Women (Part III) 1 copy
Strands 1 copy
Comics From Sopie Goldstein 1 copy
Edna #2 1 copy
Associated Works
Fable Comics: Amazing Cartoonists Take on Classic Fables from Aesop and Beyond (2015) — Contributor — 114 copies, 5 reviews
Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World - A Graphic Collection from Kazoo (2020) — Contributor — 74 copies, 3 reviews
Flash Forward: An Illustrated Guide to Possible (and Not So Possible) Tomorrows (2021) — Contributor — 59 copies, 5 reviews
Sunspot Jungle: Volume Two: The Ever Expanding Universe of Fantasy and Science Fiction (2018) — Illustrator — 22 copies
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- Goldstein, Sophie
- Birthdate
- 20th Century
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Center for Cartoon Studies
- Occupations
- cartoonist
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- Sophie Goldstein is a 2013 graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies. She won two Ignatz Awards for her graphic novel, The Oven, in 2015 and one for her mini-comic, House of Women, Part I, in 2014.
Her first book Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell, co-written with Jenn Jordan, was self-published in 2013 with funding from Kickstarter. Her second book, The Oven, was released by AdHouse Books in April, 2015. Sophie has also illustrated a children's book, Poopy Claws, written by Gene Ambaum.
Her work has appeared in various publications including Best American Comics 2013, Fable Comics, The Pitchfork Review, Maple Key Comics, Sleep of Reason, Symbolia, Trip 8 and Irene 3.
She currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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I love to play library mystery date every so often, checking out a book about which I know absolutely nothing beyond the cover image. This one worked out fairly well.
A group of female emissaries from a rather puritanical interstellar empire arrive on a new alien world to set up a base to study, educate and integrate the natives. The creator sidesteps most of the historical baggage of colonialism and missionary proselytizing to concentrate on the mounting sexual tensions between two of the show more women and the only somewhat human male on the planet, a corporate researcher with a more hedonistic approach to life. It's sort of a Betty/Veronica/Reggie love triangle by way of [b:The Beguiled|34625020|The Beguiled|Thomas Cullinan|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1496100069s/34625020.jpg|3351630].
Things go awry when the native population turns out to be more alien than the team can handle.
p.s., After finishing my review, I read the actual book description and was surprised to find this was by the same person who did [b:The Oven|25080918|The Oven|Sophie Goldstein|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1437956727s/25080918.jpg|44767317]. I picked that book up as a library mystery date a couple years ago and was very disappointed. Now that I'm aware, I can see similarities in the two books, but this one works much better for me. show less
A group of female emissaries from a rather puritanical interstellar empire arrive on a new alien world to set up a base to study, educate and integrate the natives. The creator sidesteps most of the historical baggage of colonialism and missionary proselytizing to concentrate on the mounting sexual tensions between two of the show more women and the only somewhat human male on the planet, a corporate researcher with a more hedonistic approach to life. It's sort of a Betty/Veronica/Reggie love triangle by way of [b:The Beguiled|34625020|The Beguiled|Thomas Cullinan|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1496100069s/34625020.jpg|3351630].
Things go awry when the native population turns out to be more alien than the team can handle.
p.s., After finishing my review, I read the actual book description and was surprised to find this was by the same person who did [b:The Oven|25080918|The Oven|Sophie Goldstein|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1437956727s/25080918.jpg|44767317]. I picked that book up as a library mystery date a couple years ago and was very disappointed. Now that I'm aware, I can see similarities in the two books, but this one works much better for me. show less
Pretty art, and I always welcome a graphic novel about back-to-the-landers in a dystopian setting, but I felt the story was weak.
The gender politics here were weird - Maggie's "regressive" domesticity is portrayed as a natural consequence of being constantly pregnant & breastfeeding. But her actual work "at home" includes heavy-duty tasks like animal husbandry. Meanwhile, the male work (agriculture) is outside the home - Maggie's husband and Eric literally drive to their field. There could show more be some worldbuilding reason that their arable land isn't right next to the house, but it seems like an artificial way to make the point that living off the land == gendered labor.
Meanwhile, because Syd is enjoying her work, we get the impression that women's labor is all fun and games (knitting! cheese-making!) while men's work is real labor. The storytelling reflects Syd and Eric's experiences of their new life, but as a consequence we never get to see Syd washing laundry all day or slaughtering all those chickens.
Tl;dr: this graphic novel raises some interesting questions but would benefit from an infusion of feminism. show less
The gender politics here were weird - Maggie's "regressive" domesticity is portrayed as a natural consequence of being constantly pregnant & breastfeeding. But her actual work "at home" includes heavy-duty tasks like animal husbandry. Meanwhile, the male work (agriculture) is outside the home - Maggie's husband and Eric literally drive to their field. There could show more be some worldbuilding reason that their arable land isn't right next to the house, but it seems like an artificial way to make the point that living off the land == gendered labor.
Meanwhile, because Syd is enjoying her work, we get the impression that women's labor is all fun and games (knitting! cheese-making!) while men's work is real labor. The storytelling reflects Syd and Eric's experiences of their new life, but as a consequence we never get to see Syd washing laundry all day or slaughtering all those chickens.
Tl;dr: this graphic novel raises some interesting questions but would benefit from an infusion of feminism. show less
Really beautiful drawings. The phallic and yonic symbolism was fun and, at times, witty. I felt that there was a lot to be said about women fighting women, jealousy and "slut-shaming," overlooking the flaws of the males in the story, and ultimately deciding that the past crimes of men didn't really matter after the fact. It was gorgeous to look at and caused me to think--two things that I greatly appreciate!
This is a cute coming-of-age story, though it does feel on the young side. (AKA Young Adult, not Adult or even New Adult.) There is magic in this world, though that isn't the focus. Instead, the focus is on relationships of all kinds—family, friends, and romantic relationships. The art style is very consistent and minimal, but it's not my preferred look. (Minimalist graphic novels aren't usually my thing, but this is 100% personal preference.) I didn't really get a sense of what magics show more were possible in this universe, though, and that was my biggest disappointment for this book. The magic really seemed more like just background to me. show less
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