Dumb - Hardcover

Webber, Georgia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1683961161 ISBN 13: 9781683961161

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, 2018

Synopsis

Part memoir, part medical cautionary tale, Dumb tells the story of how an urban twentysomething copes with the everyday challenges that come with voicelessness. Webber adroitly uses the comics medium to convey the practical hurdles she faced as well as the fear and dread that accompanied her increasingly lonely journey to regain her life. Her raw cartooning style, occasionally devolving into chaotic scribbles, splotches of ink, and overlapping montages, perfectly captures her frustration and anxiety. But her ordeal ultimately becomes a hopeful story. Throughout, she learns to lean on the support of her close friends, finds self-expression in creating comics, and comes to understand and appreciate how deeply her voice and identity are intertwined.

About this title

About the Author:

Georgia Webber is a comics artist, writer, and editor living in southern Ontario.

Review:

“Webber's meditative graphic memoir is an ode to doggedness and a testament to resilience through change.”
- Publishers Weekly

“Webber's experiences make for fascinating, engrossing, and revelatory reading in her new graphic memoir, Dumb.”
- Four Color Apocalypse

“Webber wields the full power of the comics medium to address the life-changing catastrophe of being forced into silence.”
- Broken Frontier

“Dumb is a wonderful story, elevated by its true-to-life nature. With each captivating turn of the page, Georgia Webber’s personal journey is a stark reminder that no one, no matter how young or old, is invincible.”
- Comics Bulletin

About this edition

• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1683961161
• ISBN 13: 9781683961161
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 196