THE FINAL FRONTIER
Remembering two pioneers of SF and comics
WORDS: NICK SETCHFIELD
TRINA
ROBBINS 1938-2024
Immortalised in Joni Mitchell’s 1970 song “Ladies Of The Canyon”, writer and artist Trina Robbins bridged the countercultural worlds of rock and comics.
Born Trina Perlson in Brooklyn, New York, she was an active participant in SF fandom before becoming a key female voice in the underground press. Robbins co-produced It Ain’t Me Babe Comix, the first comic book created entirely by women, and co-founded the Wimmen’s Comix collective.