Funny Misshapen Body: A Memoir
by Jeffrey Brown
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"The story of Jeffrey Brown's evolution as a cartoonist, from his youthful obsession with superhero comics to his disillusionment with fine art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago" --Publisher description.Tags
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Guy seems to think it's enough to just lead us through his boring life and banal struggles with his art,and not try to make them funny or charming. Occasionally some charm sneaks through despite itself, like his face when he eats ice chips or the biker with the Dutch-themed tattoos who comes in to buy wooden shoes. And a few of his experiences are out of the ordinary (=interesting), like when he gets Crohn's disease. But basically he comes across as one of those c-list nerds that stand mopey and awkward at parties in their big shirts behind their more charismatic leaders. Like those guys I can never remember from Union Street and Mt. Stevens.
This is an amazing true story that I did not like putting down.
Now I want to read everything else Mr. Brown has created.
It shows the amazing things that happen when we don't give up.
Now I want to read everything else Mr. Brown has created.
It shows the amazing things that happen when we don't give up.
I don't know much about graphic novels. I guess all I will say is this one was lovely.
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Jeffrey Brown was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1975. While earning a MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he abandoned painting and began drawing comics. His first autobiographical book, Clumsy, was published in 2001. His other works include Unlikely, AEIOU, Every Girl Is the End of the World for Me, Little Things, Funny show more Misshapen Body, Bighead, Darth Vader and Son, Vader's Little Princess, and the Star Wars: Jedi Academy series. He won an Ignatz Award for Outstanding Mini-Comic in 2003 for I Am Going To Be Small. In 2014 his title Return of the Padawan made The New York Times Best Seller List. He also directed an animated video for the band Death Cab For Cutie (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- Funny Misshapen Body: A Memoir
- Original publication date
- 2009
- People/Characters*
- Jeffrey Brown
- Dedication
- This book is dedicated to all the teachers and mentors who have guided, pushed, and helped me on my way to being an artist...
- First words
- Some of my first memories are of drawing...
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)In a way, I think these stories are never finished, so...
- Publisher's editor
- Matheson, Whitney; Gloeckner, Phoebe
- Original language
- English US
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- Genre
- Graphic Novels & Comics
- DDC/MDS
- 741.5973 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips History, geographic treatment, biography North American United States (General)
- LCC
- PN6727 .B7575 .Z46 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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- English, Spanish
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- Paper, Ebook
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