Lynda Barry Bücher

Es war einmal, zu einer dreckigen Zeit, an einer Dreckigen Straße, am Fuß eines dreckigen Hügels, im dreckigsten Teil einer verdreckten Stadt, in einem dreckigen Staat, Land, Erdkreis, Sonnensystem, Universum. So beginnt die 16-jährige Roberta Rohbeson in einer Septembernacht 1971 mit der Erzählung ihres Lebens. Jetzt wird endlich die Wahrheit über den mysteriösen Tag vor langer Zeit ans Licht gebracht, als die Behörden ein Kind fanden, das über und über mit Blut bedeckt durch die kochendheiße Wüste irrte. Der vielleicht dunkelste Coming-of-Age-Roman, der bisher geschrieben wurde. Mit der Fähigkeit, die schrecklichsten Szenen urkomisch erscheinen zu lassen, ist Cruddy eine atemberaubende Leistung der Autorin. Eine Reise quer durch Amerika mit Robertas gefährlichem Vater, angetrieben von Rache und Gier.

Inspired by a 16th-century Zen monk s painting of a hundred demons chasing each other across a long scroll, acclaimed cartoonist Lynda Barry confronts various demons from her life in seventeen full colour vignettes.

"Barry deftly portrays the capricious nature of teen friendships, adolescent peer-pressure, and the kill or be killed nature of a middle school's social scene in her signature style. In an authentic teen voice full of diffidence and melodrama, the bespectacled and freckled Maybonne relates all of life's indignities on equal measure. Heartbreaking stories of a broken home, child molestation, an alcoholic absentee father and a bitter mom emerge between strips about home ec class, summer vacation, and babysitting, illustrating Barry's peerless ability to make the reader both cry and laugh."--

Writing exercises and creativity advice from Lynda Barry's pioneering, life- changing workshop.

Eight-year-old Marlys Mullen is Lynda Barry's most famous character from her long-running and landmark comic strip Er-nie Pook's Comeek and, given her very own collection of strips, Marlys shines in all her freckled and pig-tailed groovy glory.

Nearsighted Monkey collects a series of portraits in which the pleasant primate goes about her daily life--smoking while hogging the remote, making pancakes, waiting for the bus--alternately bundled up for her travels or lounging in slippers and a housecoat.

Maybonne Mullen is "riding on a bummer" according to her little sister Marlys. As much as teenage Maybonne prays and tries she just can't connect to the magic of living. How can she when there's so much upheaval at home and school, not to mention the world at large? And yet Marlys always seems able to tap into it. In It's So Magic, the Mullen family dynamics are in flux. Uncle John makes a brief return to town to the delight of the girls. Freddy is finally reunited with his sisters. Marlys falls in love for the first time. And after they finally settle into a routine at their grandmother's the Mullen siblings' mother might be ready to take them back in. With war in the background and precarious parental support, the siblings long for peace, finding it in the small things like grocery store turkey drawing contests and fishing trips. Narrated by Maybonne, Marlys, and Freddy, It's So Magic captures Lynda Barry's unparalleled ability to depict the magic of youth experiencing firsts in a world that contains as much humour as it does hardship

Maybonne and Marlys Mullen endure the mortifying highs and lows of middle school in this Lynda Barry classic.

Set against the backdrop of a troubled adolescence, the narrative unfolds through sixteen-year-old Roberta Rohbeson's darkly humorous reflections. After a traumatic event in her past, she recounts her chaotic journey across America, driven by revenge and greed, while navigating a bizarre cast of characters, including her menacing father and the owners of a unique bar-slaughterhouse. Blending elements of road trip adventures with surreal experiences, the story captures the complexities of youth and the absurdity of life, making it a compelling and resonant read.

Lynda Barry's classic heartbreaking and heartwarming coming of age novella back in print with a gorgeous new colver design and an additional colour section brough back from the original edition.