{"product_id":"moms-cancer-anniversary-edition-9781419788802","title":"Mom's Cancer: Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimed for the 20th anniversary of the critically acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning webcomic-turned-graphic novel, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMom's Cancer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a revised and expanded edition featuring 32 pages of all-new material.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 22 additional comics pages and new essays from Brian Fies; nurse MK Czerwiec, cofounder of graphicmedicine.org; and editor Charles Kochman, this edition is a must-have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the first-ever Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic, \u003ci\u003eMom's Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e was the reason the category was created, and has been hailed as one of the 10 most important Eisner Award winners of all time by \u003ci\u003eComic Book Resources \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eCBR\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn honest, unflinching, and sometimes humorous look at the practical and emotional effect that serious illness can have on patients and their families, \u003ci\u003eMom's Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of hope--one that has changed the lives of readers worldwide, created new fields in the comics industry, and was the inspiration for Graphic Medicine, a field that explores and supports the interaction between the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMom's Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e first gained notice online as a webcomic. It was posted anonymously by Brian Fies, with the intention of sharing information and insights gained from his family's experience. Just prior to publication, \u003ci\u003e Mom's Cancer \u003c\/i\u003ebecame the recipient of the first-ever Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic, and went on to win the German Youth Literature Prize, the Harvey Award for Best New Talent, and the Lulu Blooker Prize, and received multiple nominations, including Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has also been translated into seven languages and counting (Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Slovenian, and Spanish). Twenty years later, \u003ci\u003eMom's Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e continues to resonate with readers all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised and expanded anniversary edition features 32 pages of of all-new material, including 22 additional comics pages and essays from Fies and nurse MK Czerwiec, cofounder of graphicmedicine.org, that will provide readers and teachers and practitioners with context and resources for how to use this book, and an introduction by editor Charles Kochman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Fies \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and cartoonist. His widely acclaimed first graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eMom's Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic in 2005 (the first webcomic to win this award and the inspiration for the category), the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize for Best Comic, the 2007 Harvey Award for Best New Talent, and the 2007 German Children's Literature Award. He is also the author of the acclaimed, award-winning graphic novels \u003ci\u003eA Fire Story\u003c\/i\u003e, which received four starred reviews and a regional Emmy Award for an animated adaptation; \u003ci\u003eWhatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the American Astronautical Society's 2009 Eugene M. Emme Award for Best Young Adult Literature; and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Mechanical Monster\u003c\/i\u003e, which received a starred review from \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and was an Eisner nominee for Best Digital Comic. He lives in Santa Rosa, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Comicarts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057796247826,"sku":"9781419788802","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dd207053-df78-4c6d-934c-7ea45b902062.jpg?v=1772007894","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/moms-cancer-anniversary-edition-9781419788802","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}