A new thread on Gabrielle Bell's work while anticipating the upcoming release of Career Shoplifter (Sept). Here are all the Gabrielle Bell @luckygab comics we've printed. š§µ
L.A. Diary: a rare glimpse behind Gabrielle's creative process; the book also contains several strips taken directly from her real comics diary. (Sold Out)
Diary: stories set in Minneapolis, New York, and California. Also: Manifestation, Gabrielle's 'adaptation' of the notorious Scum Manifesto. (Sold Out)
San Diego Diary: a mini-epic encompassing the enormity of San Diego Comic-Con in a small package. Just like the Comic-Con, San Diego Diary is full of guest stars. Michel Gondry, Jeffrey Brown, Becky Stark, and others cameo throughout. (Sold Out)
July Diary: July is the seventh month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It's a warm month. On average, it's the warmest month in the Northern hemisphere. It's also the month Gabrielle Bell decided to do a comic every day. 31 days, 31 comics. (Sold Out)
Truth is Fragmentary: "For an impoverished cartoonist, I do an awful lot of international traveling."
"Best Graphic Memoir."āThe Atlantic
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Everything is Flammable: āGabrielle Bell is able to create, with simple art and storytelling, the complexities of what are supposed to be lifeās āsimpleā moments with hilarious honesty and ā fair warning ā delicious cringe.ā ā @pattonoswaltuncivilizedbooks.com/everything-is-flammable/
Get Out Your Hankies: Musings on technology, small towns, pickling, mushrooms, spiderwebs, and bears. (Sold Out)
Cecil & Jordan in New York: explores a spectrum of human experience that ranges from the quotidian to the fantastical while always maintaining reliability.
The title story was turned into a film by Michel Gondry (part of the Tokyo! anthology film)
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My Dog Ivy: Gabriell housesits a small Minnesota home: Complete with two cats & a neurotic golden retriever named Ivy, the month-long 'vacation home' proves to be a gargantuan responsibility. Gabrielle's only salvation is the turbulent relationship forged with Ivy. (Sold Out)
Inappropriate: Gabrielle Bell revels in skewering modern mores with razor-sharp humor and wry observations. Inappropriate collects Bellās best short comics from the last several years.
One of the Best Graphic Novels of the Year ā Library Journal
uncivilizedbooks.com/inappropriate-by-gabrielle-bell/
My Dog Jojo: Gabrielle Bell gets the task of helping her reclusive mother find a dog. The canine must be good with cats, scare bears, and keep deer from eating the garden. Does Jojo qualify?
uncivilizedbooks.com/my-dog-jojo-by-gabrielle-bell/