‘Dykes to Watch Out For,’ Now Holding Forth in Your Headphones
Over the past few weeks, Mallory Pearson, a 26-year-old writer and graphic designer living in Brooklyn, and her roommate, a tattoo artist, have been reading through Alison Bechdel’s beloved comic “Dykes to Watch Out For.” The series, which ran from 1983 to 2008, rings true as ever to the pair. “We read something together, literally the other day, and were laughing about how accurate it is,” Ms.
Pearson said. They read jokes about feeling unprepared for a date, and story lines about the insularity of lesbian friend groups. “Seeing how that hasn’t changed at all is hilarious to me,” she added.
On Thursday, “Dykes to Watch Out For” was reborn in a surprising medium: an audio series from Audible, adapted by the playwright Madeleine George.
Carrie Brownstein plays the verbose polemicist Mo, and Roberta Colindrez voices Lois, a full-time flirt. They’re joined by others, including Roxane Gay, as Jezanna, and Jane Lynch, who narrates the series.
