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| Original Title: | The Greatest of Marlys |
| ISBN: | 1570612609 (ISBN13: 9781570612602) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Marlys Mullen, Arna, Freddie Mullen, Maybonne Mullen |
Lynda Barry
Paperback | Pages: 224 pages Rating: 4.42 | 1548 Users | 90 Reviews
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Lynda Barry had a bona fide hit with Cruddy, and her fans are now calling for her older comic strips, all out of print. This book answers the call as it delivers the life and times of Marlys Mullen, the most beloved character in Barry's nationally syndicated comic strip, "Ernie Pook's Comeek." This is a Lynda Barry double-tall: the long-awaited collection of the best strips from her syndicated comics. Way back in the mid-1980s, comic illustrator and writer Lynda Barry introduced the character of Marlys Mullen, her crazy groovy teenage sister Maybonne, her sensitive and strange little brother Freddie, a mother like no other, and an array of cousins and friends from the 'hood. This oversized book presents the long strange journey through puberty and life that Marlys and company have experienced. Marlys's universe and galaxy are funny, rude, disturbing, tearful . . . in short, very, very Lynda Barry.
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| Title | : | The Greatest of Marlys |
| Author | : | Lynda Barry |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 224 pages |
| Published | : | September 26th 2000 by Sasquatch Books (first published January 7th 2000) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Fiction. Humor. Graphic Novels Comics |
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Ratings: 4.42 From 1548 Users | 90 ReviewsAssessment Epithetical Books The Greatest of Marlys
A legendary comic figure, Marlys is Barrys stand-out star, an eight-year-old freckled, bossy, bucktoothed young girl in glasses that Barry debuted to great acclaim in 1986. This is a brilliant retrospective on Marlys over the last thirty years, and a fantastic trip down memory lane. If you love Roz Chast, be sure to check it out.Backlist bump: What It Is by Lynda BarryTune in to our weekly podcast dedicated to all things new books, All The Books: http://bookriot.com/listen/shows/allt...I was riding a bummer as Marlys would say, and needed some Marlys magic. She delivered. Nothing else Ive ever read takes me back to childhood the way this does. Things flow out from the recesses of my memory. Id forgotten about some of the heavier, poignant strips in the mix. But so much joy and beauty, too. And hilarity and wackiness. True to life. Since this is a retrospective compilation, it was also interesting to see how Marlys developed - she started out as kind of a jerk and then
It took me a while to get it, but I think I get it! Stories about family and friends and kids you don't want to be your friend until you do and being enthralled with the world and being lonely and and being disappointed and being weird and not wanting to admit you love people because sometimes they also annoy you. One of those writers who puts together such strong characters with such strong voices that you start talking like them a little bit. Lynda Barry has a beautiful heart. YES.
So good! I had the wonderful luck of hearing her speak at a conference last week and it was one of the most inspiring and thought provoking talks Ive heard. She, in her glorious braids and Chewbacca t-shirt, discussing wisdom teeth and kids and misfits and grandmas and drawing and so much more. Id read a little of her before the talk, now Im going hog wild and reading it all. Buying what the library doesnt have or cant get in interlibrary loan.I like that her cartoons have the spectrum of
This book could be initially off-putting to some readers, owing to Lynda Barrys somewhat crude personal style of drawing: I was slightly resistant myself. However, the style is used intelligently and fittingly to portray the thoughts and deeds of pre-teen girls living in 1960s America. The evocation of joy and misery, the sense of isolation, the small jealousies and injustices that are huge at that age: this is the stuff of Marlys (probably pronounced Mar-liss, a compound name like Louanne).
As this book is too big for my purse, and a collection instead of a novel, I experimented and made it a bedtime book. I kept it in my nightstand and read a few strips every night. RECOMMENDED. I can't go to sleep if I'm feeling bummed out, and turns out Lynda Barry is THE ANSWER.The great majority of this book made me incredibly happy. SO HAPPY. The strips are lush with memory and detail, in something like the 1970's though it isn't said outright. They establish a group of five kids who are
These cartoons consist of little vignettes. Some of them are pleasant or charming or insightful. They seem to be both about and targeted at young girls. As such I wasn't all that personally captivated by them. And I can't say that I found the drawing style particularly pleasant to look at. I'll allow three stars for effort.
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