Everything

From her first comics published in the Evergreen State College school paper to her influential weekly comic strip, Ernie PookÆs Comeek, followed by now with her bestselling creative how-to memoir comic books, WHAT IT IS and PICTURE THIS, and some novels, graphic memoirs, plays, and awards in between, Lynda Barry has been part of the of North American alternative comics scene for 30 years. - - Fans around the world rejoiced at D+QÆs announcement of EVERYTHING, which will collect all of the seminal Ernie PookÆs Comeek, some of which has been out of print for decades and includes her earliest books such as BOYS & GIRLS and BIG IDEAS and will feature an introduction penned by Barry, complete with photographs. - - Reflective of the early 1980s before the appearance of BarryÆs well-known characters Marlys and Arna, the comics in Everything Volume 1 cover more adult subjects of bad love, bad perms, being single, Prince, and miserable break-ups ---resulting in one of the most oft-quoted Barry sayings of ôLove is an exploding cigar which we all willingly smoke.ö - - Though BarryÆs early drawing style is most often described as ôscratchyöûher affinity for large swaths of text and narration; fondness for exclamation marks; angular shapes cursive penmanship: and her uncanny ability to zero in the very essence of life all within a few panels is as present as ever in this collection.