Talk:Trina Robbins

Biographical article policy concerns and the article subject

We received an WP:OTRS ticket ( # 2009100610010906 ) from the article's subject complaining about two aspects of the article: 1, that she was not married as the article claimed, and 2, that the pinup entry was violating her privacy and not representative of her life's work.

Pursuant to having verified that the email came from the same person listed as the article subject on her website, and our BLP policy, I have removed the marriage comment which is apparently simply wrong.

Regarding the appropriateness of the pinup description - I have asked her to review the BLP policy and comment here on the article talk page. I believe there's a case to be made that it's a privacy issue, but I will leave that up to her and the editors who work here to discuss... Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 06:07, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

As a 71 year old professional writer, I feel that the paragraph about something embarrassing to me, that I did 53 years ago, at the age of 18 -- posing for a pinup in a fanzine -- is a violation of my rights to privacy. I feel that it negatively effects my professional and private life. As the Wikipedia guidelines say, "Wikipedia editors who deal with these articles have a responsibility to consider the ethical implications of their actions when doing so. It is not Wikipedia's purpose to be sensationalist...Biographies of living persons must be written conservatively, with regard for the subject's privacy." The guidelines also say, "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid paper...The possibility of harm to living subjects is one of the important factors to be considered when exercising editorial judgment." I will happily add more information about my professional life: books I have written,exhibits curated all over the world, awards I have gotten, as soon as I can access my page.Mswuff (talk) 21:32, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

I have removed that sentence - not because it may be embarrassing to you, but because it is poorly sourced. Jezhotwells (talk) 08:38, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Another editor has removed the item, reasoning that it constitutes undue emphasis in an article of this brevity, an argument I can respect. If the article were longer (as it should be: Robbins is a major figure worthy of more in-depth coverage), then it should be restored. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:57, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

If Ms Robbins birthdate in this article is correct, then the picture she refers to cannot possibly have been taken when she was 18 (1956) as the book she is holding in the photo (a copy of "Fancylopedia") would not be published until several years later. Perhaps it was a magic book. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.39.100.21 (talk) 12:42, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

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Edit request on 19 December 2012

Please add: "Trina Robbins, editor (1990), Choices: a pro-choice benefit comic anthology for the National Organization for Women, Angry Isis Press" Katzmann (talk) 16:03, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. I assume this is a book that should be placed under the references section, but I'm not sure. Could you also please provide an ISBN code for the book if that is what you are providing. When my concern is addressed, feel free to let me know at my talk page and I will take another look. Thank you. TBrandley 18:11, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

I found Choices at http://womenincomics.wikia.com/wiki/Choices and details at Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels. It says the book was self published by Robbins and Schiller, no ISBN is listed but it is not necessary and would have had at least a $125.00 fee to obtain. There are lots of other examples of Robbins work here, I will leave this alone. Kid Bugs (talk) 18:32, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 January 2014

I am Trina Robbins and I am very tired of the misinformation on my Wikipedia page! It continues to tell readers that "With writer Forrest J. Ackerman, she is the artist co-creator of the character Vampirella." This is not true! I only designed Vampirella's costume, and not with Forrest J. Ackerman, but with publisher Jim Warren. Please correct this! 75.61.72.198 (talk) 01:56, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

 Done Thank you for your request. I have removed the statement from the lead, as it is not supported in the body-text.
The problem with the internet is we don't know who you actually are - as the famous New Yorker cartoon put it On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.
The article now says Robbins designed the hair and the costume - do you have a verifiable reference we can cite referring to the costume, the hair and Jim Warren? Arjayay (talk) 16:46, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

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Earlier name Trina Petit?

This and this state that Trina Robbins was known earlier in her life (maiden name, perhaps?) as Trina Petit. Are these two sources sufficient to include the information in the article?— Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎128.230.232.119 (talk)

In the Warren index, the word neé means "born", so that would be her birth name. I see no reason to question either of these sources. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 21:57, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

Honey West update needed

I'm avoiding touching the article due to a conflict of interest (I publish a small amount of Trina's material), but the line about Honey West makes it sound like she is still writing this work. As best as I can tell, that ended in 2013. --Nat Gertler (talk) 23:55, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Not the first woman to draw Wonder Woman

The first woman to draw Wonder Woman was Jan Duursema in 1983, with issue 300 of the original WW series. Trina's mini-series was three years after this. Yes, the concept that Trina was the first woman to draw the character is sourced, but the sources are verifiably (in that we can see the credits in the books) incorrect. I tried to edit this, but because the incorrect information is sourced, my edits (though correct) were removed. 2603:3024:1043:B100:40CA:30C0:2224:DDA4 (talk) 18:31, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Rip Trina

Sadly Trina passed away this morning. I found out from her daughter Casey. I’m her neighbor. Sfkayhoskins (talk) 23:13, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Additional Publications

Ms. Robbins's book, Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion came out in July 2022 from Hermes Press and was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2023 for Best Comics Related Book. ISBN #978-1613451816 Benjclark (talk) 04:21, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 April 2024

Could you please add this obituary from the New York Times to the article?

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/arts/trina-robbins-dead.html 194.69.14.132 (talk) 06:13, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Not done: When creating edit requests you are required to present what you want a reviewing editor to do specifically. That is to say, you should phrase your request to sound something like "Please change X to Y" or "Please remove/add Y" with X and Y being quoted prose. If adding content, you must also specify where specifically in the article you wish to insert it. —Sirdog (talk) 08:21, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Trina Robbin's Video Game History

I'm surprised that this article doesn't include anything about Trina's work on one of the earliest female-focused video games, 'Hawaii High: Mystery of the Tiki,' as she was the lead writer for the game released by Sanctuary Woods. FEMICOM has a whole interview with her about working on the game.

http://www.femicom.org/research/indie-comics-legend-trina-robbins-talks-about-her-early-90s-video-game-for-girls/ Littleartistan (talk) 01:35, 23 October 2024 (UTC)