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OverviewDerek is a solo parent raising three kids in the American South while trying to make art. Told in a series of free-flowing and often hilarious comic essays, Cartoonshow gets to the heart of the struggle to be a creative person in a society that doesn't value anything other than how much it can grind out of you. Covid, poverty, the failing social safety net, predatory lenders, and literal acts of God can't stop our hero! Derek M Ballard makes modern American family comics. It's not his fault that being a single parent in America is kind of a nightmare. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Derek M Ballard , Derek M BallardPublisher: Oni Press,US Imprint: Oni Press,US Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9781637152188ISBN 10: 1637152183 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 01 August 2023 Recommended Age: From 16 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews"""I laughed and cried, y'all these are the real $@#% journal comics. Drawings that could slay a dragon. Every punchline a funny knife in your eye.""--- Pendleton Ward" Author InformationDerek M. Ballard is, first and foremost, a single parent of three kids in Gainesville, Florida. Sometimes he's lucky and he gets to work on cartoons for Cartoon Network, Netflix, or HBO. Every now and then he's able to do some comics for The Nib. After he takes the kids to school and cooks dinner, he teaches some comics classes for The Sequential Artists Workshop. But he's mainly just a plain old dad. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |