Fair Weather
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ISBN10: 1896597742
ISBN13: 9781896597744
Paperback
128 Pages
$16.95
A Philip Roth for the younger set, Joe Matt looks back in this autobiographical graphic novel at a golden weekend from his 1970s suburban childhood. Young Joe is a selfish, whiny child who steals from stores, takes advantage of his friends, threatens to burn his mother's house down, and bullies those weaker than himself. His story centers on a fairground, comic books, a TV horror host, underground forts, and slurpee cups. Completely unsentimental and strangely endearing, Fair Weather continues the grand American tradition of humorous, idiosyncratic self-exhibitionism.
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Praise for Fair Weather
"Richly evoking a '70s suburban childhood without sentimentality, Matt's poignant graphic novella is as refreshing as a slurpee on a muggy afternoon."—Entertainment Weekly
"Casting a critical eye on his younger self, Matt unflinchingly and comically paints himself as a selfish, greedy, geeky, and cowardly pre-teen stuck in '70s suburban America."—The Harrisburg Patriot News