Lucky (Signed First Edition)

Gabrielle Bell

ISBN 10: 189729901X / ISBN 13: 9781897299012

Published by Drawn and Quarterly, Montreal, 2007

About this Item

First edition. First printing. Hardbound. NEW/issued without jacket. Signed by author on title page and dated in 2007. No inscriptions. A mint unread copy.

Seller Inventory # bksmth0107-7

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lucky (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly, Montreal
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 189729901X
• ISBN 13: 9781897299012
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Graphic Novels

About this title

Synopsis

A wry daily comics journal of urban ennui

 

Gabrielle Bell fascinatingly documents the mundane details of her below-minimum-wage, twentysomething existence in Brooklyn, New York, with a subtle humor. Her simple, unadorned drawing style, heavy narration, and biting wit chronicle transient roommates who communicate only through Post-it notes; aspiring artists who sublet tiny rooms in leaky, greasy broken-down border-house loft apartments crawling with bugs, cats, and bad art. Bell tackles a string of  forgettable, unrelated jobs—including nude modeling, artist’s assistant, art teacher, and jewelry maker—that only serve to bolster her despair, boredom, and discomfort in her own skin.Bell’s self-scrutiny leads her to dream sequences that allow her to rise above her banal actuality and hyperawareness. She fantasizes about her vision of a perfect world as she becomes the accomplished artist and world traveler she longs to be. Bell’s daily comics allow her to escape the harsh, judgmental gaze of the world and the monotony of daily life. Her unpolished art speaks to a desire to record all the messy details while the pain and confusion are still fresh.

Coming of age amid the zine revolution, cartoonist Gabrielle Bell has been creating her comics to much acclaim, even winning an Ignatz Award for the self-published serialization of Lucky.

About the Authors

Born in London and raised in California, GABRIELLE BELL lives in Brooklyn. She regularly contributes to anthologies, most recently the Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Book 4.

Born in London and raised in California, GABRIELLE BELL lives in Brooklyn. She regularly contributes to anthologies, most recently the Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Book 4.