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Diane DiMassa (born 1959) is an American feminist artist, author and cartoonist. Her works include comics, illustrations, and a graphic novel. While she is best known for the character Hothead Paisan, Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist she is a prolific fine artist as well. == Hothead Paisan == ''Hothead Paisan'' made its debut in 1991, and was initially published four times a year by Giant Ass Publishing (Stacy Sheehan and Diane DiMassa). The series was part of an underground 'zine explosion which happened in the early 1990s, and instantly snared a loyal cult following. DiMassa published ''Hothead Paisan'' from 1991–1996; the whole series has been collected into the anthology ''The Complete Hothead Paisan'', published by Cleis Press. It contains all 21 issues, plus 20 extra pages. (The original issues are still available on the Hothead Paisan website.) ''Hothead Paisan'' is rage therapy for the marginalized and disaffected, the fed up,and anyone sickened by society's ills.〔Smith, Roberta. ("Art View; A Parallel Art World, Vast and Unruly," ) ''New York Times'' (November 20, 1994).〕 Her readers comprise a full spectrum of gender, orientation, race and class. Hothead literally started out as journal material to vent and deal with anger issues by DiMassa when first entering into drug and alcohol recovery.〔(DiMassa profile ), Lambiek.net's Comiclopedia.〕 The first issue, published as a mini-comic,〔 was twelve pages long and elicited a roaring response, giving rise to the ongoing series, and soon after, a line of merchandise called "Groovy Crapola" which included shirts, mugs, hats, rubber stamps, etc. Hothead has no filter and reacts viscerally and violently to the injustices of the world. Her acting out of the fantasies that "normal" people have but would never act on holds her appeal; she does it for us unapologetically and uproariously. Her cat Chicken brings in a more spiritual, wise (and wise-cracking) element. Hothead's best friend Roz is an older psychic blind woman who is a pacifist and almost endlessly patient with Hothead. These and other characters make ''Hothead Paisan'' a well-rounded experience which speaks to the many facets of the reader's emotional landscape. In 2002, a candy bar named after Hothead Paisan — the "Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist" booster bar — sold out quickly in San Francisco, where DiMassa was living at the time.〔Morse, Rob. ("Whistle-blower ready for justice," ) ''San Francisco Chronicle'' (January 27, 2002).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diane DiMassa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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