Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2014
ISBN 10: 1894994892 ISBN 13: 9781894994897
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A collaboration in graphic novel format of two fathers and their anxieties raising their two young sons. In this volume they head out to the country but even there danger lurks behind every bush. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2008
Seller: Montreal Books, Westmount, QC, Canada
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. An excellent copy. Book.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2020
ISBN 10: 1772620459 ISBN 13: 9781772620450
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Volume 1 and 2 available as Arcs.West Coast connection especially Seattle.Price point excellent. Volume 1 and 2 available as Arcs.West Coast connection especially Seattle.Price point excellent. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2015
ISBN 10: 1894994981 ISBN 13: 9781894994989
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The long anticipated second installment of Julian Lawrence's trilogy (based on Stephen Crane's work) is here! The Red Drip of Courage finds our hero, Drippy the Newsboy, preparing to go to war with the enemy. After several false rumours (and, presumably, editorial retractions) in the Gazette, the boys are finally on the march. But their enthusiasm for action is soon extinguished by the harsh reality of conflict with the Forbidden Zone's Army of Fire. Will the Drippytown troop make it home in one piece? And if they do, will they be intact? The long anticipated second installment of Julian Lawrence's trilogy (based on Stephen Crane's work) is here! The Red Drip of Courage finds our hero, Drippy the Newsboy, preparing to go to war with the enemy. After several false rumours (and, presumably, editorial retractions) in the Gazette, the boys are finally on the march. But their enthusiasm Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2015
ISBN 10: 1894994949 ISBN 13: 9781894994941
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In The Adventures of Drippy the Newsboy, the na-ve Drippy gets pulled into the world of the Forbidden Zone by Harry and his alcoholic pals. His papers do not get delivered and his mother is concerned. But, after his darling mother grows ill, Drippy sees the error of his ways. Harking back to adventure serials like Tintin, complete with nostalgia and epic storytelling, but with much more drinking, gags and carrying on. Will those papers ever be delivered on time? Based on the novel George's mother by Stephen Crane. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2021
ISBN 10: 1772620548 ISBN 13: 9781772620542
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. First book of comics from legendary underground artist, artist is son of renowned comic artist Jack Tremblay, who's been inducted in the Canadian Comics Hall of Fame. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2005
ISBN 10: 1894994086 ISBN 13: 9781894994088
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What happens when you try to double cross the tooth fairy? Marc Ngui's follow-up to his popular and critically acclaimed book Enter Avariz answers this question with an intricately crosshatched cartoon conflation of childhood fears in a morally ambiguous suburban fable. Told with wicked delight and dark humour in the tradition of Roald Dahl, Edward Gorey, or Tim Burton, Toronto native Marc Ngui has created a graphic novel with all the ghoulish verve of a classic unexpurgated fairytale. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2008
Seller: RPBooks, Champlain, NY, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. An excellent copy. Book.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2019
ISBN 10: 1772620386 ISBN 13: 9781772620382
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Set in a generic Fredericton suburb called Skyline Acres, this is the fictional biography of Martin Peters, a teenager with type one diabetes. The story revolves around Martin's relationship with his on-againoff-again high school girlfriend, and how, desperate to fit in, he begins neglecting his health. His condition deteriorates until, eventually, he finds himself fighting for his life in the hospital. But how much of the story is true? Set in a generic Fredericton suburb called Skyline Acres, this is the fictional biography of Martin Peters, a teenager with Type 1 diabetes. Desperate to fit in, Martin begins neglecting his health until, eventually, he finds himself fighting for his life in the hospital. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2005
ISBN 10: 1894994353 ISBN 13: 9781894994354
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This graphic novel is a fascinating historical drama about a pioneering Russian immigrant in the 1920s. Lillian Alling gets off the boat at Ellis Island then works as a seamstress in the factories of New York. Homesick and determined she sets out on an epic journey to get back to Russia with nothing but an iron bar for protection. She walks the Telegraph Trail to Dawson City, Yukon, and eventually floats down the Yukon River to the Bering Sea where her fate becomes shrouded in mystery. Byrnes historical narrative in comics form can be compared to David Collier or Chester Browns Louis Riel. She renders Allings journey in meticulous inks, from sweeping landscapes to the tiniest detail, without missing a beat. Also included in this artists first book are reproductions of her mini-books featuring other Northern tall tales and stories about various odd jobs. On cover: "Plus a collection of other short stories." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2016
ISBN 10: 177262005X ISBN 13: 9781772620054
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Once a sharp, strong-willed and independent woman, Roher's grandmother's life took an unexpected turn when an accident left her with a brain injury, leading to early onset dementia. An unlikely protagonist, grandma was an elderly woman trapped by her deteriorating mind, aging body and the walls around her. This story illuminates the often overlooked narrative of a senior, her complicated history and inner life. Loveable and tragic, she is determined to get back to a familiar place, to be home again. Once a sharp, strong-willed and independent woman, Roher's grandmother's life took an unexpected turn when an accident left her with a brain injury, leading to early onset dementia. An unlikely protagonist, grandma was an elderly woman trapped by her deteriorating mind, aging body and the walls around her. This story illuminates the often overlooke Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2024
ISBN 10: 1772620963 ISBN 13: 9781772620962
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Armstrong, Jade (illustrator). Paperback. "Funny and informative, Jade effortlessly hits the sweet spot between silly and sincere to deliver a delightful treat despite its heavy topic. Grab a snack, a drink and definitely grabFood School!" Hana Chatani, author ofGive Her Back To MeA twenty-something college dropout enrols in a full-time outpatient program for eating disorder recovery. As they change their relationship with food, their relationships with people change, too.Olive's post-secondary education isn't what they'd planned. Instead of college, they spend five days a week, eight hours a day at what Olive calls "Food School": a full-time outpatient program for eating disorder recovery where they learn, talk, and cry about eating disorders as part of a survivor support group.Intensely committed to recovery, Olive confronts the secretive, self-destructive, and sometimes tragically comedic nature of their illness, while struggling with the complexities of modern mental health care. With support and perspective from their roommate, a fellow patient, and their partner, Olive learns to open up about their abusive relationship with food and exercise-and finds ways to cope with the reality of living in a society that actively encourages disordered eating.In this fictional slice of life comic, Jade Armstrong (Scout Is Not a Band Kid) explores the ways our relationships with food impact our connections with the people we love. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Pr, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2003
ISBN 10: 1894994000 ISBN 13: 9781894994002
Seller: Encore Books, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2015
ISBN 10: 1894994914 ISBN 13: 9781894994910
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Towerkind is an oblique end-of-the-world story as seen through the eyes of a diverse group of kids in Toronto's St James Town, a neighbourhood densely filled with high rise apartments. The kids in this towerhood' become aware of an impending catastrophe through their strange supernatural abilities.Something is revealing itself through cracks and crevices - and through the children in the neighbourhood. Towerkind was originally self-published by Kat Verhoeven as a series of mini comics. This edition collects all issues of her Ignatz Award-nominated series.' Towerkind is an oblique end-of-the-world story as seen through the eyes of a diverse group of kids in Toronto's St James Town, a neighbourhood densely filled with high rise apartments. The kids in this towerhood' become aware of an impending catastrophe through their strange supernatural abilities.Something is revealing itself through cracks and Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2001
ISBN 10: 1894994264 ISBN 13: 9781894994262
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Like R. Crumb, Richard Suicide's work combines social commentary with underground/art comics in a murk of densely inked urban anomie. He uses the local atmosphere of Centre Sud, the poorest neighbourhood in Montreal, as fodder for his stories. A writer and artist of savage wit, his humourous (and often absurd) comics are an amazing testimony of life in the East End. Much of his early work has only appeared in French in various international anthologies, including Comix 2000 (France), Stripburger (Slovenia), The Comics Journal (USA), Kkrapules (Switzerland), Ferraille (France) as well as anthologies in Japan and Macedonia. Locally he has appeared in the Quebec publications L'Enfance du Cyclopes, Monsieur Swiz, Guillotine, Matrix, Image Gun, and Fish Piss. There has never been a collection of his work in any language so it is an honour to be bringing out his first book which happens to be in English. Richard Bottenberg Suicide's work combines social commentary with underground/art comics in a murk of densely inked urban anomie. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2013
ISBN 10: 1894994701 ISBN 13: 9781894994705
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Behold: Obituary Man! A nondescript man who gains indescribable energy from reciting the eulogy at the funerals of strangers. He has never felt so alive!Maurice Petit is the unremarkable type, unaware of his own loneliness until, one morning, on his way to work he feels the crowds in the street press on him. He chokes on the weight of his routine. At work he consults his horoscope, which says that some great threat is close at hand. This warning seems the harbinger of some great end, the death he assumes to be imminent. Next to the horoscopes he finds the Obituary section and the name of a classmate from his elementary school. Maurice Petit has reached that lackluster age when peers die of heart attacks, and his own heart races. As he flees the office he tells the secretary, "I have an appointment with a dead man." At the funeral something compels Maurice Petit to stand tall and speak. For a moment he is Obituary Man and has a voice for the dead. But will his newfound power rejuvenate him or get him mixed up with the wrong crowd? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2009
ISBN 10: 1894994434 ISBN 13: 9781894994439
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When Lili's inspiration jumps out of her mouth and runs away she undergoes an epic dream-like journey to get it back. With the help of her dog, Kiki, she proceeds to chase her trickster inspiration. Whether by plane, train, balloon or automobile one strange character after another joins her briefly and then leaves her to let her go her own way. People die, people are born, people get sick, people's heads fall off. In the end, Poof! is a story about the creative process itself. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2014
ISBN 10: 1894994884 ISBN 13: 9781894994880
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Already published in Chinese and Italian, The Train is the follow up to Chihoi's successful book of stories The Library. In it Hong Kong artist Chihoi adapts a short story by Taiwanese writer Hung Hung about a surreal train ride. With dream-like logic one of the characters asks, Have you ever imagined the world outside the train?' The protagonist waits for someone, a woman perhaps, and observes with trepidation each time a new car is coupled to the train and the occupants spill out. Chihoi has done it again in this beautifully rendered pencilscape of a dream.' .".Hong Kong artist Chihoi adapts a short story by Taiwanese writer Hung Hung about a surreal train ride."--Amazon.com. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2016
ISBN 10: 1772620092 ISBN 13: 9781772620092
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Blackbird follows a band of skateboarding anarchists who are making a zine all about their lives. The problem is, in Maurel's dystopian near-future, self-publishing zines has become a crime. Through media stunts, thrilling chase scenes and some real political activism, Blackbird and its cast of characters reflects the social dynamics of a countercu Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2019
ISBN 10: 1772620394 ISBN 13: 9781772620399
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "This beautifully woven series of vignettes from the brilliant Aimee De Jongh are a necessary and poignant reminder of our common humanity." -Joe Sacco"One of the great young cartoonists in the world." -Comic Book ResourcesAimee de Jongh, one of the brightest new talents in Europe, creates her first autobiographic work, focusing on taxi rides from four cities: Los Angeles, Paris, Jakarta, and Washington, DC.Despite the stunning and detailed streetscapes she passes, de Jongh discovers she's more interested in the cab drivers than the view from the backseat. As the drivers slowly open up about their personal lives, de Jongh does too-even when it means challenging her own ideas and prejudices. Through these vulnerable-and often humorous-moments, de Jongh finds common ground with the people driving her. Taxi is an ode to taxi drivers everywhere.Aimee de Jongh is a Dutch graphic novel author, animator, and illustrator. After creating comics for a daily newspaper for nearly five years, she left in 2017 to make graphic novels full time. Her debut, The Return of the Honey Buzzard, won the Prix St Michel and was adapted to a live-action film. Her second book, Blossoms in Autumn, written by the acclaimed Belgian writer Zidrou, was awarded the Prix Atomium. She works and lives in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. One of the brightest new talents in Europe creates her first autobiographical work, focusing on taxi rides from four cities: Los Angeles, Paris, Jakarta, and Washington, D.C. Despite the stunning streetscapes she passes, de Jongh finds herself more interested in the cab drivers than the view from the back seat. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2023
ISBN 10: 1772620815 ISBN 13: 9781772620818
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Like a Coen Brothers film by way of Roz Chast." Publishers WeeklyIn Moon Boots, cartoonist Lorenz Peters uses gentle humour and expressive lines to explore the lifestyle of a travelling musicianand discovers that sometimes, home is the open road and family is the people you meet along the way. When Lester LaFleur's relationship is upended by a breakup with his girlfriend, he decides to leave the city for good. With his guitar on his back and cowboy boots on his feet, Lester heads west across Canada, playing his hurtin' songs in empty taverns and to anyone who cares to listen. As Lester travels across the country, he meets others who appreciate his music and share his experiencesand develops a deep kinship with his fellow drifters. As they ride together toward their unknown fortunes, adventures ensue. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2023
ISBN 10: 1772620882 ISBN 13: 9781772620887
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Ivanas line is masterfully fluid, as are her dialogues. This book feels like a mild psychedelic trip - I loved every minute of it!" Nina Bunjevac, HeartlessA soapy crime drama unfolds between the stalls of North Americas largest night marketEva and Mia couldnt be more different. Where Mia is insecure and image-obsessed, Eva is quiet and sensible. But the two women have one thing in common: their boyfriend, Maxa highly respected member of the citys criminal underground with a fearsome reputation. Over the course of a single dangerous evening at the night market, it quickly becomes clear that no one is in this relationship for loveinstead, Mia, Eva, and Max are motivated by other complex social contracts: power, money, and fear.Inspired by the work of literary masters Anton Chekhov, Ingmar Bergman, and Tennessee Williams, and created in a style thats reminiscent of black-and-white European artist Blutch, Whats Fear Got to Do With It peels back the layers of human relationships and reveals that everything is not as it seems. A stunning debut from a talented artist who is part of the new Balkan Renaissance in comics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 1999
Seller: Montreal Books, Westmount, QC, Canada
Paperback. Condition: Fine. Chackowicz, Howard (illustrator). Book.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2019
ISBN 10: 1772620343 ISBN 13: 9781772620344
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. D. Boyd takes an unflinching look back at a 1970s childhood plagued by insecurity, bullying, and family dysfunction. A shy only child, Dawn struggles to fit in. After starting a small town fried chicken franchise her war-vet father becomes even more emotionally inaccessible at home, and nothing Dawn does is ever good enough for her mother. School isn't much better: filled with misinterpretation, false accusations, and constant social challenges. Dawn's a true underdog-and this is the story of how she learns to find the good in the bad, and that fitting in isn't all it's cracked up to be. A bittersweet, darkly funny graphic memoir of a social misfit. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2020
ISBN 10: 1772620424 ISBN 13: 9781772620429
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Chackowicz's great trick is making us think that he has merely drawn us comics and cartoons both surreal and laugh-out-loud hilarious, but at a closer glance we can see that he has also crafted honest-to-god poems-lyrical works of poignancy and depth. His art is unexpectedly wistful, and warm-heartedly wise." -Jonathan Goldstein (Heavyweight, This American Life, WireTap)True to form, Nothing to See Here's one-page gags convey narrative devices that take fans to strange places that exist well beyond joke territory. Like New Yorker gags gone terribly wrong Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2022
ISBN 10: 1772620483 ISBN 13: 9781772620481
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. On a typical autumn afternoon, Martha hosts a group of middle-aged women at her suburban home. The day takes a sudden turn when Elisabeth, an estranged friend, turns up unexpectedly-and she isn't the only unwanted guest at the tea party. Martha's sister, Maureen, shows up after years of radio silence, along some painful memories and a lot of confusion. Martha disappears after a simple trip to the backyard for herbs. Martha is the most beloved of the women--but will any of the others be able to look past their own problems long enough to search for her?A satirical portrayal of feminine archetypes in the social landscape of the 60s, Weeding is inspired by soap operas that use unexplained disappearances and repetitive character reanimations to liven up otherwise uneventful plot lines. As a verb, "weeding" means "to remove an inferior or unwanted component of a group or collection." In Weeding, Genevieve Lebleu takes this definition to the extreme with a fable about social exclusion in a world where women turn against one another. X-Files meets The Young and The Restless Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2014
ISBN 10: 1894994876 ISBN 13: 9781894994873
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Belliveau's story begins with a loss of innocence over ice skater Katarina Witt's fall from grace by posing in Playboy. It is told through both drawings and email text between friends. The story jumps between Canada and the United States and travels abroad navigating life after art school, marriage and divorce. It is a year in a life, but one that is pregnant with memory, meaning and desire. It is a post-modern coming of age story which quite literally crosses boundaries. Belliveau's story begins with a loss of innocence over ice skater Katarina Witt's fall from grace by posing in Playboy. It is told through both drawings and email text between friends. The story jumps between Canada and the United States and travels abroad navigating life after art school, marriage and divorce. It is a year in a life, but one that Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2011
ISBN 10: 1894994531 ISBN 13: 9781894994538
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Since publishing his first story in R. Crumb's Weirdo magazine, David Collier has been known for his thoughtful comic essays, often biographies of endearing eccentrics like himself. With his strong feeling for rustic scenery, Collier has carved a niche drawing homely images of grain elevators and abandoned cabins for publications like The Globe and Mail, the National Post, Saturday Night and Geist magazine. Chimo is an autobiographical account of Collier's decision to re-enlist in the Canadian army and go through basic training again at age 40, leaving his new family behind. His goal is to get to Afghanistan and follow in the footsteps of artists (such as Alex Colville) who produced a body of work while serving in the Canadian War Artists Program. It is a poignant account of aging and mortality but, in true Collier fashion, digresses into scenes of jumping rope, kayaking in Hamilton harbour, and the story of his childhood hero, skier "Jackrabbit" Johannsen. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2005
ISBN 10: 1894994337 ISBN 13: 9781894994330
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Similar in tone to the legendary comic series Duplex Planet, Lapp's first graphic novel is a collection of stories about his work as an art teacher in an inner city Toronto youth drop-in centre. His students are full of stories which they are eager to share. These include a family who picks worms at night on their knees, Vietnamese refugees, rope-jumping girls, Venus flytraps, bullies and tamagotchis. With a warmth of line and a uniquely charming storytelling style, Lapp's comics evoke the work of Chester Brown, and his black humour that of Joe Ollmann. Similar in tone to the legendary comic series Duplex Planet, Lapp's first graphic novel is a collection of stories about his work as an art teacher in an inner city Toronto youth drop-in centre. His students are full of stories which they are eager to share. These include a family who picks worms at night on their knees, Vietnamese refugees, rope-jumping girls, Venus flytraps, bullies and tamagotchis. With a warmth of line and a uniquely charming storytelling style, Lapp's comics evoke the work of Chester Brown, and his black humour that of Joe Ollmann. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Conundrum Press, Montreal, 2011
ISBN 10: 1894994523 ISBN 13: 9781894994521
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. We put so much energy into documenting our friends, we take pictures of them, we follow what they do, and their stories are more interesting than any banal afternoon television show. People are more interesting than they give themselves credit for. In So I've Been Told Hardy narrates their stories, drawing their asides, their inside jokes, cautionary tales, secrets, lies, and recipes. Through ink drawings, screen-printing, paintings, and embroidery she creates imagery from her imagination and immediate surroundings. Her practice is influenced by nature books, children's stories, her friends, ornamental art, prairie churches, Quaker Art, Pennsylvania Dutch Hex signs, and the art of the order of Ursuline Nuns of Quebec. At one point Hardy takes a visual inventory of the events taking place on any given night. She uses her own personal mythos of nighttime as her guidelines; the park you should not walk through alone and the northern lights you should never whistle at. and what happens when you do. This book collects a number of her recent book projects, including Jerry Springer Characters, So I've Been Told, At Night, and The Very Very Very Very Last Day. Mythical lake creatures, games, bullies, house fires and drownings all become part of her always evolving personal folklore. Includes story, My monkey, by Claire McLachlan. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.