Girl Town

by Carolyn Nowak

Paperback, 2018

Status

Available

Publication

Top Shelf Productions (2018), 160 pages

Description

Diana got hurt-a lot-and she's decided to deal with this fact by purchasing a life-sized robot boyfriend. Mary and La-La host a podcast about a movie no one's ever seen. Kelly has dragged her friend Beth out of her comfort zone-and into a day at the fantasy market that neither of them will forget. Girl Town collects the Ignatz Award-winning stories "Radishes" and "Diana's Electric Tongue" together with several other tales of young adulthood and the search for connection. Here are her most acclaimed mini-comics and anthology contributions, enhanced with new colors and joined by brand-new work. Bold, infatuated, wounded, or lost, Nowak's girls shine with life and longing. Their stories-depicted with remarkable charm and insight-capture the spirit of our time.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member villemezbrown
Nowak is a talent to watch, even if this book was a little disappointing for me. Though there were many interesting moments and characters, the short stories collected here didn't feel complete or satisfying. I think I would have enjoyed them more as middle chapters of longer works.
LibraryThing member raschneid
Finally got around to this a year after I purchased it at SPX. My loss!

Two stories in particular are worth the price of admission. One is "Radishes," which I'd read before but is reprinted here in gorgeous full color. The color (and larger format, iirc) really heightened my reading experience and
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suited Nowak's lovely art. It's a coming-of-age story set in a fantasy world mall, so yes please.

Then there's "Diana's Electric Tongue," which is, wow, probably one of my favorite short comics of all time. It's a slightly surreal story about love, robots, and identity, i.e. my three favorite things. The structure is ingenious and the art is bold and inventive. In addition to the raw emotion of this story, I found myself appreciating small details, like the way Nowak draws backdrops as little isometric rooms with cutaway walls - visually pleasing, but also a neat trick to show time and space in a unique way.

The other stories weren't as memorable for me, but it's all good work. If you like accessible but weird comics by and about women, this one is recommended.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

160 p.; 6.56 inches

ISBN

1603094385 / 9781603094382

Local notes

graphic novel
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