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Mr. Lightbulb / Wojtek Wawszczyk ; translator, Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
Van Pelt Library PN6790.P63 W39713 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wawszczyk, Wojtek, author, illustrator.
- Standardized Title:
- Pan Żarówka. English
- Language:
- English
- Polish
- Subjects (All):
- Artists--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Artists.
- Accidents--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Accidents.
- Life change events--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Life change events.
- Great powers.
- Genre:
- Graphic novels.
- Bildungsromans.
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Autobiographical comics.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 623 pages : chiefly black and white illustrations ; 19 cm
- Edition:
- First Fantagraphics Books edition.
- Other Title:
- Mister Lightbulb
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 2022.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Polish.
- Summary:
- "Mirroring the world we live in, the protagonist of this graphic novel comes from a broken home. However, in this case, the term is quite literal. Due to freak accidents at the steelworks where his parents work, his mom is snapped, his dad is flattened. As if that wasn't enough to deal with, one day, he suffers his own life-changing experience: mistakenly swallowing a glob of molten metal gives him the strange power to radiate heat and light -- like a lightbulb. As he grows up, evolving from Bulb Boy to Mr. Lightbulb, he finds that his unique abilities can be a curse and a blessing; while they alienate him from others, they also allow him to shine. At once surrealist, comedic, heartbreaking, bitterly sarcastic, and deeply sincere, Mr. Lightbulb is an essential work of comics autobio. With bold, expressive ink strokes and brilliant use of visual metaphor, Wojtek Wawszczyk renders an affecting self-portrait, as his protagonist balances challenging family dynamics with his creative ambitions and desire to forge his way in the world. This book, which clocks in at over 600 pages, combines a grand scope with brisk plotting, adding up to a tour de force of artistry and honesty."--Amazon.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781683965244
- 1683965248
- OCLC:
- 1261049612
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