Secret Passages (Graphic Novel)

Secret Passages (Graphic Novel)
Axelle Lenoir
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NZ$ 54.99
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NZ$ 52.24
Trade Paperback
h254 x 178mm - 184pg
25 Jan 2022 US
International import eta 10-19 days
9781603094993
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Welcome to an autobiography from another dimension. A wildly inventive cartoonist begins her imaginary memoir -- exploring the girlhood she never had. Many LGBTQ adults look back on their youth and wonder: what might have been? Growing up "in the closet" tends to produce a sort of double identity, between the inner self and the self seen by the outside world. Now, cartoonist Axelle Lenoir, in her unpredictable and imaginative way, makes this metaphor real. Secret Passages, narrated by the adult author, begins with the death of her (male) "cosmic twin. " From there it launches into a rollicking ride of childhood antics, set in 1985 small-town Quebec. We get to know Axelle (a rebellious little girl who dreads Grade 1 and is captivated by the spooky forest near the house), her brothers (who share her off-the-charts enthusiasm for cartoons and toys), and their long-suffering parents (who may or may not be aliens). These lively comic-strip style anecdotes, reminiscent of Calvin & Hobbes and packed full of pop-culture parodies, are juxtaposed with surreal twists as Axelle' s existential crisis mutates the narrative, building to a mind-bending climax.
Axelle Lenoir started out as a 2D artist in 1999, for a Quebec City video game company. In 2003, craving more creative freedom, she quit and made her first steps in comic books. Her Mertownville trilogy was released by the Switzerland publisher Paquet in the mid-2000s. Since then, Axelle has worked with publishers in France, Belgium, and Canada. Her first English-language graphic novel, Camp Spirit (Top Shelf), is a coming-of-age story about an unlikely friendship between two summer camp counselors. Her next book, a comic strip collection named What If We Were. . . , portrays two teenage girls who invented a weird and funny game to fill their spare time. Axelle' s writing style is a mix between humor, everyday life situations, fantasy and comic strips. She likes to write about women, teenagers, folklore, parallel universes and stupid cats.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781603094993
Published: 25 Jan 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Top Shelf Productions
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 254mm
Width: 178mm
Pages: 184

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