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THE PAST IS A GROTESQUE ANIMAL HC (MR)
(W) TOMMI PARRISH (A) TOMMI PARRISH (C) TOMMI PARRISH
FANTAGRAPHICS
StockID: 160165 SKU: 0825FB0804
Tommi Parrish is an Australian trans cartoonist and one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary comics and graphic novels. Balancing emotional honesty with a keen awareness of the human condition- Parrish navigates fear- loneliness- identity- body politics- queer desire- masculinity- fear- and the ever-fluid nature of all human relationships. The Past is a Grotesque Animal collects over two dozen short stories of varying lengths- interspersed with ephemera from Parrish’s own life: diary entries- photographs- illustrations- paintings- and more.Parrish’s autobiographical elements inform their voice as a writer and the ways their characters constantly find one another adrift in their own seas of experience- current situations- trauma- and desire. How those characters coexist- how they are complicated by outside forces- and internal ones- affect our hardwired need for meaningful connection. The book also showcases Parrish’s singular and assured visual style- blending clear lines- expressionistic character designs and gorgeously complex- hand-painted color.
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THE PAST IS A GROTESQUE ANIMAL HC (MR)
(W) TOMMI PARRISH (A) TOMMI PARRISH (C) TOMMI PARRISH
FANTAGRAPHICS
StockID: 160165 SKU: 0825FB0804
Tommi Parrish is an Australian trans cartoonist and one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary comics and graphic novels. Balancing emotional honesty with a keen awareness of the human condition- Parrish navigates fear- loneliness- identity- body politics- queer desire- masculinity- fear- and the ever-fluid nature of all human relationships. The Past is a Grotesque Animal collects over two dozen short stories of varying lengths- interspersed with ephemera from Parrish’s own life: diary entries- photographs- illustrations- paintings- and more.Parrish’s autobiographical elements inform their voice as a writer and the ways their characters constantly find one another adrift in their own seas of experience- current situations- trauma- and desire. How those characters coexist- how they are complicated by outside forces- and internal ones- affect our hardwired need for meaningful connection. The book also showcases Parrish’s singular and assured visual style- blending clear lines- expressionistic character designs and gorgeously complex- hand-painted color.
