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  • Published: 26 June 2018
  • ISBN: 9781603094313
  • Imprint: IDW Publishing
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $39.99

Gumballs




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.

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 true 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!

Winner of the 2018 Dinky Award for Outstanding Work Showcasing Diversity

  • Published: 26 June 2018
  • ISBN: 9781603094313
  • Imprint: IDW Publishing
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $39.99

Praise for Gumballs

"Fantastic." --Virginia Library Association Graphic Novel Diversity Awards

"GUMBALLS #1 is funny, sincere, and just generally brilliant when dealing with autobiography, fake personal ads, or any number of other events. Nations is a promising new voice in comics, and you need to read GUMBALLS #1." --ComicsVerse

"GUMBALLS #1 lays bare a lot of serious, complicated stuff and presents it with a frankness and humor that really moved me to my core." --Multiversity Comics

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