The Story
BITCHY TP THE EXASPERATING EXISTENCE OF MIDGE MCCRACKEN (MR)
(W) ROBERTA GREGORY (A) ROBERTA GREGORY (C) ROBERTA GREGORY
FANTAGRAPHICS
StockID: 170332 SKU: 0126FB0770
Midge McCracken is the abrasive- self-destructive pessimist every office has. Not to mince words- she's a bitch: bitter- mistrustful- racist- and completely unfiltered in her words and thoughts. But she comes by it honestly- growing up with hateful- racist parents- suffering sexual abuse as an adolescent- experiencing an unwanted pregnancy- etc. Did we mention that this is a comedy? Roberta Gregory’s unflinching sense of humor is the engine driving Bitchy! This mammoth collection includes Gregory’s “Bitchy Bitch” stories- presenting a life from childhood into middle age- following the character through multiple decades. Along the way- Gregory’s wider cast of characters are introduced- notably Bitchy’s suffering and insufferable coworkers: the obnoxiously cheerful Sylvia (who never met a problem that positive vibes won’t cure); the upwardly mobile and power-hungry Pam (aka Bitchy’s boss); the intolerant- God-fearing Marcie; her hapless friend-with-benefits- Kenny; and many more. In 1976- Roberta Gregory released Dynamite Damsels — the first underground solo comic created and self-published by a woman. After contributing regularly to the influential anthologies Wimmen’s Comix and Gay Comix throughout the 1980s- she launched Naughty Bits in 1991 while working as a production artist at her publisher- Fantagraphics. It became the longest-running solo alternative comic book series by a female cartoonist- coming to an end in 2004 after an influential and pioneering 14-year- 40-issue
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BITCHY TP THE EXASPERATING EXISTENCE OF MIDGE MCCRACKEN (MR)
(W) ROBERTA GREGORY (A) ROBERTA GREGORY (C) ROBERTA GREGORY
FANTAGRAPHICS
StockID: 170332 SKU: 0126FB0770
Midge McCracken is the abrasive- self-destructive pessimist every office has. Not to mince words- she's a bitch: bitter- mistrustful- racist- and completely unfiltered in her words and thoughts. But she comes by it honestly- growing up with hateful- racist parents- suffering sexual abuse as an adolescent- experiencing an unwanted pregnancy- etc. Did we mention that this is a comedy? Roberta Gregory’s unflinching sense of humor is the engine driving Bitchy! This mammoth collection includes Gregory’s “Bitchy Bitch” stories- presenting a life from childhood into middle age- following the character through multiple decades. Along the way- Gregory’s wider cast of characters are introduced- notably Bitchy’s suffering and insufferable coworkers: the obnoxiously cheerful Sylvia (who never met a problem that positive vibes won’t cure); the upwardly mobile and power-hungry Pam (aka Bitchy’s boss); the intolerant- God-fearing Marcie; her hapless friend-with-benefits- Kenny; and many more. In 1976- Roberta Gregory released Dynamite Damsels — the first underground solo comic created and self-published by a woman. After contributing regularly to the influential anthologies Wimmen’s Comix and Gay Comix throughout the 1980s- she launched Naughty Bits in 1991 while working as a production artist at her publisher- Fantagraphics. It became the longest-running solo alternative comic book series by a female cartoonist- coming to an end in 2004 after an influential and pioneering 14-year- 40-issue
