I Was Seven in '75

Comics & Graphic Novels

Forney, Ellen

Comic Strips

Fantagraphics

Collection from Seattle cartoonist Ellen Forney.

Monkey Food: The Complete "I Was Seven in '75" Collection

by Ellen Forney Characterized by bold, sensual brushstrokes and striking images of powerful, butt-kicking women, Ellen Forney's imagination runs wild with stories that spring from her own inspiration, while other are collaborations with such luminaries as comedian Margaret Cho, novelist Kristin Gore, writer and editor Dan Savage, and Camille Paglia.

I Love Led Zeppelin

Graphic Novels

Fantagraphics Books

by Ellen Forney Ellen Forney's follow-up to her wildly successful I Love Led Zeppelin is a collection of cartoons celebrating the sometimes stunningly crude, sometimes surprisingly sweet online world of personal classifieds. Forney has for several years been illustrating the Seattle alt-weekly The Stranger's "Lustlab" classified ads by interpreting the most interesting, outrageous, or idiosyncratic ad in that week's paper. To cap it off, the collection includes an introduction by the notorious sex advice columnist and novelist (and Stranger editor), Dan Savage!

Lust: Kinky Online Personal Ads

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Cartoonist Ellen Forney explores the relationship between “crazy” and “creative” in this graphic memoir of her bipolar disorder, woven with stories of famous bipolar artists and writers. Shortly before her thirtieth birthday, Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Flagrantly manic and terrified that medications would cause her to lose creativity, she began a years-long struggle to find mental stability while retaining her passions and creativity. 
Searching to make sense of the popular concept of the crazy artist, she finds inspiration from the lives and work of other artists and writers who suffered from mood disorders, including Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeffe, William Styron, and Sylvia Plath. She also researches the clinical aspects of bipolar disorder, including the strengths and limitations of various treatments and medications, and what studies tell us about the conundrum of attempting to “cure” an otherwise brilliant mind. 
Darkly funny and intensely personal, Forney’s memoir provides a visceral glimpse into the effects of a mood disorder on an artist’s work, as she shares her own story through bold black-and-white images and evocative prose.

Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir

Avery

Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life is the eagerly awaited sequel/ companion book to Forney’s 2012 best-selling graphic memoir, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me. Whereas Marbles was a memoir about her bipolar disorder, Rock Steady turns the focus outward, offering a self-help survival guide of tips, tricks and tools by someone who has been through it all and come through stronger for it.

Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life

Majareta

Ediciones La Cúpula, S.L.

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