Your Black Friend and Other Strangers
Ben Passmore
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Description
Your Black Friend and Other Strangers is a collection of culturally charged comics by cartoonist Ben Passmore, including the Eisner Award nominated and Ignatz Award-winning "Your Black Friend," named one of NPR's 100 favorite comics of all time in 2017.
Passmore masterfully tackles comics about race, gentrification, the prison system, online dating, gross punks, bad street art, kung fu movie references, beating up God, and lots of other grown-up stuff with refreshing doses of humor and lived relatability. The comics in this 112-page collection include works previously published by The Nib, VICE, and the As You Were anthology, along with brand new and unreleased material.
These comics are essential, humorous, and accessible, told through Passmore's surreal lens in the vibrant full-color hues of New Orleans.
Passmore masterfully tackles comics about race, gentrification, the prison system, online dating, gross punks, bad street art, kung fu movie references, beating up God, and lots of other grown-up stuff with refreshing doses of humor and lived relatability. The comics in this 112-page collection include works previously published by The Nib, VICE, and the As You Were anthology, along with brand new and unreleased material.
These comics are essential, humorous, and accessible, told through Passmore's surreal lens in the vibrant full-color hues of New Orleans.
Product Details
| Publisher | Silver Sprocket |
| Publish Date | April 15, 2018 |
| Pages | 112 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781945509209 |
| Dimensions | 9.1 X 6.2 X 0.5 inches | 0.8 pounds |
About the Author
BEN PASSMORE is a Philadelphia, PA based cartoonist and illustrator best known for his award-winning comic Your Black Friend (Silver Sprocket), which deftly tackles issues of racism, identity and alienation, and was adapted into a short animated film. His political cartooning appears in The Nib, and he is the cartoonist behind the post-apocalyptic series Daygloahole and the graphic novel Sports is Hell (Silver Sprocket). He partnered with Ezra Claytan Daniels (Upgrade Soul) to bring the body horrific BTTM FDRS (Fantagraphics).
Reviews
"Beneath its sardonic tone lies a truth that is urgent, sincere and deeply affecting." - NPR Books; 100 favorite comics & graphic novels, 2017
"It's entertaining and comical and heartbreaking, everything an eye-opening experience should be." - Comics Bulletin
"Required reading for white people, especially if we hope to be useful allies and decent friends." - Women Write About Comics
"It's entertaining and comical and heartbreaking, everything an eye-opening experience should be." - Comics Bulletin
"Required reading for white people, especially if we hope to be useful allies and decent friends." - Women Write About Comics
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