Overview
Iris, a young woman turning eighteen in early 1990s Manchester, England, is slowly losing her tenuous grip on her world of burger-flipping, drugs, and rock 'n roll. After quitting her job at a clothes shop, Iris takes a position at a burger bar at the train station, where her crush on fellow burger-flipper Glen takes her down a dark path. A Revival House Press production in association with Alternative Comics. Mardou is from Manchester, England and now lives in St Louis, Missouri. She has been making mini-comics since 2001, and was a founder of the all-girl comic Whores of Mensa. Mardou contributed art to the 2015 film The Missing Girl.
Full Product Details
Author: Sacha Mardou
Publisher: Alternative Comics
Imprint: Alternative Comics
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.256kg
ISBN: 9781934460832
ISBN 10: 1934460834
Pages: 180
Publication Date: 29 October 2015
Recommended Age: From 17 years
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
One of the Outstanding Comics of 2015 - Village Voice It looks, with eyes wide open, at the teenagers who are awkwardly--and sometimes, due to the increasing availability of heroin, dangerously--coming of age in Manchester's thumping music scene. -Katie Haegele, The Believer It's a coming-of-age tale if there ever was one. - Frank Santoro, The Comics Journal It feels personal, and intimate in a way that belies its status as fiction. - Tim O'Neil, Onion AV Club Mardou's black-and-white line drawings are expressive, focusing primarily on the interactions between characters but also capturing moments of solitude in a spare but effective way. - Eva Volin, Booklist If the biggest problem with a book is the fact that I didn't like that it ended, I'd call that a success. - Kevin Bramer, Optical Sloth Mardou pens a compelling story.. - Lady Collective The tale is broad in its thematic scope, covering everything from religion to drug use to teenage relationships and the search for one's place in the world. - Joshua K. Connelly, Riverfront Times Mardou does a wonderful job of capturing the aimlessness of this in-between age, as well as its unexpected joys. - Publishers Weekly Mardou's narration is wonderful. She paces the story quite well making every page feel intimate and personal. -- Dustin Cabeal, Comic Bastards
Mardou's narration is wonderful. She paces the story quite well making every page feel intimate and personal. - Dustin Cabeal,Comic Bastards
Author Information
Mardou is from Manchester, England and now lives in St Louis, MO. She has been making mini-comics like 'Anais in Paris' and 'Manhole' since 2001, and was a founder of the all-girl comic 'Whores of Mensa.' Mardou contributed art to the 2015 film The Missing Girl.
