Invincible Summer: An Anthology II
by Nicole Georges
After years of over-caffeination and restless free time, acclaimed artist and writer Nicole J Georges has amassed hundreds of pages of autobiographic comics, lush illustrations of doggies and elephants, and confessional diary entries in her zine Invincible Summer. This volume presents the next four years in the continuing adventures of our intrepid hero and her tumultuous, yet always entertaining, life. We're also treated to the usual vegan recipes, priceless moments, friendships, humor, fashion, and heart from this rad Portland lady.
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i'm so excited!!!
As with Volume I, these are books to be cherished by women of all ages. Both speak volumes about how using our voice, whether it be verbal, written or artistic, can make a difference. nicole has a continuous solid message reminding us to be kind to animals and to do what we can to stop unnecessary abuse.
This is undoubtedly a guilty pleasure to read, with pages of comics about girlfriend drama and meal choices. But there's something comforting in the persistance of this zine, while many autobiographical zines of the same kind sputter out.
For years, Nicole J Georges has recorded her thoughts and adventures in illustrated journal entries and published them in her zine Invincible Summer. Now, #9-14 of this publication are collected in one book.
Nicole's landscape is populated by rebellious and tender animals, home-cooked food, crafts, bee-hive hairdos, heavy banged girls destine to love you and/or ruin your life, and a pair of spectacular spectacles by which to witness the whole grand procession "life" pass by.
Georges is as self-aware as she is talented... The best anecdotes in this collection are the ones linked to the smallest of moments: a night spent with a friend, a recipe, an image, and short illustrated synopsis of a day. To this author, the details of drawing or moment are as important as its big events. This collection exudes an electric feeling of discovery. Life, as depicted in this book, seems open with possibility. In short, it seems invincible.