Gaylord Phoenix
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (577 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0979960983 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An artistic and thoughtful read The sense of self and knowing the self is something many take for granted. "Gaylord Phoenix" is a unique graphic novel with its own style as author and artist Edie Fake shows a tale of a creature called the Gaylord Phoenix, as he explores transgender identity and how those with this condition are faced with an unsureness of who they are, and the plague of not knowing this simple fact. "Gaylord Phoenix" is an artistic and thoughtful read, highly recommended gay graphic novel.. "Undeniably Glorious" according to Zach Dodson. Edie Fake has been slowly releasing his mini-comic Gaylord Phoenix in tantalizing bits for the past seven years. Indie comics publisher Secret Acres has finally collected all of the issues (including a previously unpublished closing chapter) and bundled them together into what amounts to a queer graphic epic.The text is sparse, and absent are many conventions of the comic form: speech bubbles, panels, sequential storytelling. Instead, Fake has created his own visual language,. and having this collection to top it off is great, now I dont have to lend out my Dan I own volumes 1-5 of the zines and having this collection to top it off is great, now I dont have to lend out my zines and risk loosing them if I want to show it to someone.
The Ignatz Award winner for Outstanding Graphic Novel, Gaylord Phoenix follows the danger-fraught journeys of the titular creature. Edie Fake confronts the reader with violent and unexpected manifestations of sexual connection and romantic possession as the Gaylord Phoenix searches for his lost love, his origins and his place in the world.