{"product_id":"9798875000041","title":"Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis gorgeous art book celebrates the work and legacy of Barbara Shermund, one of the first female cartoonists for humor and lifestyle magazines in the United States, includingThe New YorkerandEsquire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: In the deeply researched, beautifully written Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins , Billy Ireland's curator of comics and cartoon art shines more light on a once-forgotten artist.-- \"Matter News\" Review Quotes : Well-researched and delightful, creating a sense of the milieu in which Shermund worked while celebrating her unique career.-- \"The Arts STL\" Review Quotes : This exhaustively researched and illustrated tribute outlines the liberated life of Barbara Shermund, a free spirit who mercilessly sketched the grandes dames and dumb blondes of the milieu she inhabited but to which she refused to conform. It allows the prolific Shermund to take her place alongside Helen Hokinson, Mary Petty, and the other magnificent star women artists who shaped the early days of the magazine one hundred years ago.--Françoise Mouly, art editor, The New Yorker Review Quotes : Her work--brash, sexy, and above all, funny--remains an inspiration even today. Barbara Shermund, in her diabolically dainty little heels, danced so that we could run.--New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake, from her introduction Review Quotes : A monumental effort resulting in a fascinating portrait of the artist.-- \"Cinema Sentries\" Review Quotes : Shermund's story is entertaining and inspiring throughout, with a wonderful bounty of her work, including her cartoons, covers and sketches that give insight into her creative process and her independent spirit.-- \"AIPT Comics\" Review Quotes : Combining the best elements of biography with coffee table chic, this title will ensure Barbara Shermund's contributions to cartoons and culture are not forgotten again.-- \"Columbus Underground\" Review Quotes : An impressive oeuvre of the artist.-- \"The Hollywood Times\" Review Quotes : In this lively debut biography, curator McGurk returns an unjustly forgotten cartoonist to her rightful place among the greats. ... Lavishly illustrated with Shermund's cartoons, paintings, and magazine cover art, this deserves a place in any comics library.-- \"Publishers Weekly\" Review Quotes : You can't deny the arch wit of a Barbara Shermund cartoon.-- \"Artnet\" Review Quotes : Her work from the early days of the [ New Yorker ] offers us a glimpse of a sexually liberated and feminist American society, a queer utopia of sorts that's worth holding onto.-- \"Hyperallergic\" Publisher Marketing : WINNER 2025 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024-11-19\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46490419396739,"sku":"9798875000041","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9798875000041.jpg?v=1770344202","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/9798875000041","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}