While many have long been aware of the general attractiveness of Brinkley's work, Robbins' book forces us to look at her art in a way - and at a size - where some of the specifics of Brinkley's appeal and the basis for her popularity become more apparent, such as the sweep of her page design and the enthusiastic way many moments, even ordinary ones, are rendered. Her latest book in that vein is, which was released in March of this year. She has become in the decades since an equally valuable advocate for the recognition of great female cartoonists. is one of the icons of the underground comix generation, a cartoonist and creative person always pushing forward in ways that have influenced and inspired her peers and admirers.
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