{"product_id":"gumballs-paperback","title":"Gumballs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErin Nations\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the pioneering new comic from transgender cartoonist Erin Nations! Called by critics \"funny, sincere, and just generally brilliant,\" Gumballs is a one-man variety show spanning graphic memoir, observational comedy, razor-sharp character studies, and so much more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGumballs\u003c\/i\u003e dispenses an array of bright, candy-colored short comics about Erin's gender transition, anecdotal true tales of growing up as a triplet, and fictional stories of a socially inept lovestruck teenager named Tobias. The wide-ranging series is filled with single-page gag cartoons, visual diaries of everyday life, funny faux personal ads, and real-life horror stories of customers at his day job. \u003ci\u003eGumballs\u003c\/i\u003e offers a variety of flavors that will surely delight anyone with a taste for candid self-reflection and observations of humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGumballs\u003c\/i\u003e tips its hat to the classic alt-comic tradition of \u003ci\u003eEightball\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOptic Nerve\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBox Office Poison\u003c\/i\u003e, but speaks with a delightfully fresh voice for the modern age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book collects \u003ci\u003eGumballs\u003c\/i\u003e #1-4, plus 32 pages of brand-new content!\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2018 Dinky Award for Outstanding Work Showcasing Diversity\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin Nations \u003c\/b\u003eis an illustrator and cartoonist living in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from SOU in 2005 and was accepted into the summer semester of Comics\/Graphic Novel Certificate Program at the IPRC in 2013. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has shown work locally at The Pony Club Gallery, Benjamin Benjamin, and Gigantic Gallery. Since 2014, he has self-published a handful of zines and his first comic, \u003ci\u003eTwins-Triplet\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is a frequent contributor to the quarterly comics newspaper \u003ci\u003eVision Quest\u003c\/i\u003e and has been featured in \u003ci\u003eOriginal Plumbing\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. His comic book series \u003ci\u003eGumballs\u003c\/i\u003e launched in December 2016, from Top Shelf.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.4 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 26, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67894884401229,"sku":"9781603094313","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/5252\/5389\/files\/Rq-PsUBWh29781603094313.webp?v=1793789464","url":"https:\/\/ishookcomics.com\/products\/gumballs-paperback","provider":"iShook Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}