{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLYNDA BARRY\u003c\/b\u003e has worked as a painter, cartoonist, writer, illustrator, playwright, editor, commentator, and teacher and found that they are very much alike. She lives in Wisconsin\u003cb\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873968230674,"sku":"9781770460522","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ce1fcc37-34a4-40af-9db2-9c334f4926d1.jpg?v=1737976968","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blabber-blabber-blabber-everything-volume-1-9781770460522","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}