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Underwire collects the wise and witty autobiographical comics of an eloquent new voice on the comics scene- Jennifer Hayden, politically incorrect mother of two. These everyday observations about marriage, motherhood, and modern life are so perfectly captured, you''ll start to feel like a member of the family yourself! Here''s the wisdom that comes with wearing an underwire - and you don''t have to own a bra to enjoy it! These stories are about the little things that give us the big picture. Jennifer Hayden started writing and drawing Underwire as a webcomic at www.ACT-I-VATE.com. Since then, it has gained critical attention as a fresh indie comic about womanhood, parenthood, and being-in-the-middle-of-life-hood. Here are twenty-two of the original stories, plus seventeen new pages of comix and art created exclusively for this collection. Underwire collects the wise and witty autobiographical comics of an eloquent new voice on the comics scene- Jennifer Hayden, politically incorrect mother of two. These everyday observations about marriage, motherhood, and modern life are so perfectly captured, you''ll start to feel like a member of the family yourself! Here''s the wisdom that comes with wearing an underwire - and you don''t have to own a bra to enjoy it! These stories are about the little things that give us the big picture. Jennifer Hayden started writing and drawing Underwire as a webcomic at www.ACT-I-VATE.com. Since then, it has gained critical attention as a fresh indie comic about womanhood, parenthood, and being-in-the-middle-of-life-hood. Here are twenty-two of the original stories, plus seventeen new pages of comix and art created exclusively for this collection.

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"Jennifer Haydencame to comics from fiction writing and children's book illustration. Her most recent book,The Story of My Tits(Top Shelf, 2015), is a 352-page graphic memoir and breast cancer narrative. Her previous book, the autobiographical collectionUnderwire(Top Shelf, 2011), was excerpted inThe Best American Comics 2013and named one of ""the best comics by women"" by DoubleX. She is a member of Activate (the premier webcomics collective in New York City), where she posts her webcomicS'crapbook,which earned a Notable listing inTheBest American Comics 2012. Jennifer currently posts the daily diary stripRushesatthegoddessrushes.blogspot.com. Her comics have appeared in print anthologies such asThe Activate Primer, Cousin Corrine's Reminder,andThe Strumpet. After hours, Jennifer plays electric fiddle with The Rocky Hill Ramblers and The Spring Hill Band. She lives in Central New Jersey with her husband, their two college-age children, two cats, and the dog. You can read her blog atgoddesscomix.blogspot.com."

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