Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Silver Sprocket (2018), 112 pages
Description
Your Black Friend and Other Strangers is a collection of culturally charged comics by cartoonist Ben Passmore. 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.
User reviews
LibraryThing member hemlokgang
FYI, there are 113 pages in this collection of comics by Ben Passmore. I cannot say I learned anything new, but definitely got the anarchist author's message to "stay dangerous". I appreciate graphic novels more and more with each one that I read.
LibraryThing member villemezbrown
A mixed bag. The title story is pretty amazing, and when the author stays on politics and racial issues the other stories are pretty decent and thought provoking. But then some real crap fantasy/weirdo stories are shoehorned in, and the whole thing is in desperate need of a proofreader to fix the
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numerous and distracting grammar and spelling errors (and, no, I'm not referring to the obvious use of dialect in the word balloons). Show Less
LibraryThing member renclbb
Several of the strips are genius in poking fun at mainstream society. Other strips are outside this world.
LibraryThing member ThomasPluck
the title story and "It's Not About You" are must-reads but the whole book is great and beautiful
LibraryThing member LibroLindsay
Passmore has been one of my favorite artists featured in The Nib, so it was awesome to read a collection of his work. Recommended if you want some punk rock discussion on racism and white supremacy while also laughing your ass off.
Awards
Believer Book Award (Shortlist — 2018)
NPR: Books We Love (2018)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2018
Physical description
112 p.; 9 inches
ISBN
1945509201 / 9781945509209