{"product_id":"blabber-blabber-blabber-everything-volume-1-9781770460522","title":"Blabber, Blabber, Blabber Everything, Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom her first comics published in the Evergeen State College school paper to her influential weekly comic strip, \u003ci\u003eErnie Pook's Comeek\u003c\/i\u003e; from her bestselling creative how-to memoir comic books, \u003ci\u003eWhat It Is \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePicture This\u003c\/i\u003e, to her novels, graphic memoirs, plays, and awards in between, Lynda Barry has been part of the North American alternative comics scene for thirty years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans around the world rejoiced at D+Q's announcement of \u003ci\u003eBlabber Blabber Blabber: Volume 1 of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEverything\u003c\/i\u003e, which collects all of the seminal \u003ci\u003eErnie Pook's Comeek\u003c\/i\u003e, some of which has been out of print for decades, and includes her earliest books, such as \u003ci\u003eGirls and Boys \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBig Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e, and features an introduction penned by Barry, complete with photographs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReflective of the early 1980s before the appearance of Barry's well-known characters Marlys and Arna, the comics in \u003ci\u003eBlabber Blabber Blabber \u003c\/i\u003ecover the more adult subjects of bad love, bad perms, being single, Prince, and miserable break-ups--resulting in one of the most oft-quoted Barry sayings: Love is an exploding cigar which we all willingly smoke. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough Barry's early drawing style is most often described as scratchy, her affinity for large swaths of text and narration; her fondness for exclamation marks, angular shapes, and cursive penmanship; and her uncanny ability to zero in on the very essence of life all within a few panels is as present as ever in this collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770460522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.60w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2012 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lynda Barry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084239405237,"sku":"9781770460522","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0580376e-6772-435f-80f5-f832a429e3d5.jpg?v=1692112834","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blabber-blabber-blabber-everything-volume-1-9781770460522","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}