Description |
127 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 16 x 25 cm |
Note |
"The stories in 'Come Over Come Over' were originally serialized as Ernie Pook's Comeek in the Chicago Reader and other alternative weeklies across the USA between 1988-1990. 'Sneaking Out' was originally published in Raw magazine in 1990." --colophon |
Summary |
These comics center around "14 year old Maybonne who relays the angst and insecurity of life through hand scrawled diary entries, class assignments, and letters, in cursive with doodle and bubble letters. Of course, there is the ever-annoying yet adorable little sister Marlys who never fails to read her big sister’s diary. 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 an authentic teen voice full of diffidence and melodrama, the bespectacled and freckled Maybonne relates all of life’s indiginities 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." --publisher's website |
Subject |
Sisters -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Girls -- Social life and customs -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Teenage girls -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Middle schools -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Sexually abused teenagers -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Dysfunctional families -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Genre |
Domestic comics.
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Psychological comics.
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Graphic novels.
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ISBN |
9781770465459 |
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1770465456 |
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