Gumballs
Author: Erin Nations
Desc: Discover the pioneering new comic from transgender cartoonist Erin Nations! Called by critics "funny sincere and just generally brilliant " Gumballs is a one-man variety show spanning graphic memoir observational comedy razor-sharp character studies and so much more. Gumballs dispenses an array of bright candy-colored short comics about Erin's gender transition anecdotal tales of growing up as a triplet and fictional stories of a socially inept lovestruck teenager named Tobias. The wide-ranging series is filled with single-page gag cartoons visual diaries of everyday life funny faux personal ads and real-life horror stories of customers at his day job. Gumballs offers a variety of flavors that will surely delight anyone with a taste for candid self-reflection and observations of humanity. Gumballs tips its hat to the classic alt-comic tradition of Eightball Optic Nerve and Box Office Poison but speaks with a delightfully fresh voice for the modern age. This book collects Gumballs #1-4 plus 32 pages of brand-new content!