(August 2005)
Fantagraphics,
2005 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 28.95 USD
- Pages
- 144
- On-sale Date
- 2005-11-09
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fantagraphics Books
- Brand
-
Fantagraphics Books [serif, double border]
- ISBN
-
1-56097-664-0
- Barcode
- 9781560976646 52895
- Editing
- Kim Thompson (credited) (editor)
- Color
- color cover; color and black & white interior
- Binding
- hardcover
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Carol Tyler Foreword
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)
- Pencils
- Carol Tyler
- Inks
- Carol Tyler
- Colors
- Carol Tyler
- Letters
- Robert Crumb
Early Varieties
table of contents / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
List of the stories in the 'Early Varieties' section.
Ice Fishing with Mrs. Fiola
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Previously unpublished. Created in 1987 for Weirdo but rejected.
Un-covered Property: A Short Study in Family Dynamics
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Carol Tyler; Mom; Dad [Mr. Tyler]; Ginia; Joe; Jimmy; Gu
- Synopsis
- The pre-pubescent Carol doesn't understand why she can't go topless
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #20 (Spring 1987)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Auntie Mary
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Carol Tyler (credited as Carol Ann Tyler)
- Pencils
- Carol Tyler (credited as Carol Ann Tyler)
- Inks
- Carol Tyler (credited as Carol Ann Tyler)
- Letters
- Carol Tyler (credited as Carol Ann Tyler)
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Carol Tyler; Auntie Mary
- Synopsis
- Childhood modesty shredded
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #21 (Fall 1987)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
The Return of Mrs. Kite
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Grandma Stella; Carol Tyler's Family
- Synopsis
- Carol's grandmother returns, having eloped
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #22 (Spring 1988)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Auntie Mary Revisited
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Auntie Mary; Carol Tyler
- Synopsis
- Auntie Mary is still a stickler for propriety
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #24 (Winter 1988-1989)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Jim; Jean; Jean; Johnny; Vera; Charlie; Chuck; Hannah
- Reprints
Blankie
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Carol Tyler (credited as Carol Ann Tyler)
- Pencils
- Carol Tyler (credited as Carol Ann Tyler)
- Inks
- Carol Tyler (credited as Carol Ann Tyler)
- Letters
- Carol Tyler (credited as Carol Ann Tyler)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Simms
- Synopsis
- Mr. Simms shakes off his catatonia
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #21 (Fall 1987)
-
There's Something Wrong with a Perfect Lawn
comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Harvey Alsages; Jack Zink; Margaret Alsages; Ginny; Jason; Jennifer
- Synopsis
- Harvey is obsesssed with moving into a planned community
- Reprints
- from Prime Cuts (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) #9 (October 1988)
-
Sweet Miss Lee
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Pencils
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Inks
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Letters
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Frank; Carol Tyler; Miss Lee; Xiang; Mr. Sin
- Reprints
- from Wimmen's Comix (Rip Off Press, 1989 series) #14 (1989)
-
- Keywords
- apartment; arranged marriage; Korean woman; roomates
Mid-Seasonals
table of contents / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
List of the stories in the 'Mid-Seasonals' section.
History Lesson
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- biography
Indexer Notes
Created in 1987; previously unpublished.
Anatomy of a New Mom
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- How a baby sucks the life from its mother
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #25 (Summer 1989)
-
Migrant Mother
comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Pencils
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Inks
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Letters
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Carol Tyler; Carol's Hubby; Carol's Baby; Fly Boy; Barney; EMT; Angel of Mercy; Plumbing Pal; Mother-in-Law
- Reprints
- from Twisted Sisters (Kitchen Sink Press, 1994 series) #1 (April 1994)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Just a Bad Seed
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)
- Pencils
- Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)
- Inks
- Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)
- Colors
- Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)
- Letters
- Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)
- Characters
- Carol Tyler; Trudy
- Reprints
- in The Best American Comics (Houghton Mifflin, 2006 series) #2007 ([October] 2007)
-
Men- Start Your Collection Today!
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- Carol Tyler (signed as Tyler)
- Pencils
- Carol Tyler (signed as Tyler)
- Inks
- Carol Tyler (signed as Tyler)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Carol Tyler (signed as Tyler)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casanova; Blowhard; Creative Genius; Hoochy Koochy Man; Soldier Boy; Tall, Dark & Boring; Mr. Fixit; Ex-; Macho Man; Ex-#2; Bookworm; Maestro Dude; Wet Noodle; Great League Player; Mr. Clean; Dream Boat; Total Jerk; Some Idiot; Little Twerp; Strong Silent Type; Super Dad; Mama's Boy; Fist Fulla Dollars; World's Greatest Lover
- Reprints
- from Wimmen's Comix (Rip Off Press, 1989 series) #16 (1990)
-
Why I'm A-Gin Southern Min!
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Pencils
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Inks
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Letters
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Carol Tyler
- Synopsis
- Carol explains why men from the Southern states drive her crazy.
- Reprints
-
from Drawn & Quarterly (Drawn & Quarterly, 1990 series) #6 (October 1991)
-
Color My Day
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Pencils
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Inks
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Colors
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Letters
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Carol Tyler
- Synopsis
- Carol goes through a day and notices colours.
- Reprints
- from Drawn & Quarterly (Drawn & Quarterly, 1990 series) #4 (March 1991)
-
The Beat Goes on...
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
Indexer Notes
From 1993, previously unpublished.
Hard Drive to Heartbreak
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Desiree; Randy; Derek Simms; Dad
- Reprints
- from Mind Riot: Coming of Age in Comix (Simon and Schuster, 1997 series) (April 1997)
-
Adult Children of Plumbers and Pipefitters
comic story / 1 page
Indexer Notes
From 1991, previously unpublished.
Guns the American Way
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Pencils
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Inks
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Letters
- Carol Tyler (signed)
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- The downside of universal gun ownership
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #28 (Summer 1993)
-
Full Bloomers
table of contents / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
List of titles for the 'Full Bloomers' section.
Gone
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Reprints
- from Drawn & Quarterly (Drawn & Quarterly, 1994 series) #4 (December 1995)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Once, We Ran
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)
- Pencils
- Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)
- Inks
- Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)
- Colors
- Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)
- Letters
- Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)
- Reprints
- in The Best American Comics (Houghton Mifflin, 2006 series) #2007 ([October] 2007)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
[Title Page and Credits]
-
2.
Carol Tyler Foreword
-
3.
Welcome to Bloomerland
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4.
Table of Contents
-
5.
Early Varieties
-
6.
Ice Fishing with Mrs. Fiola
-
7.
Un-covered Property: A Short Study in Family Dynamics
-
8.
Auntie Mary
-
9.
The Return of Mrs. Kite
-
10.
Auntie Mary Revisited
-
11.
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
-
12.
Blankie
-
13.
There's Something Wrong with a Perfect Lawn
-
14.
Sweet Miss Lee
-
15.
Mid-Seasonals
-
16.
History Lesson
-
17.
Anatomy of a New Mom
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18.
Migrant Mother
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19.
Just a Bad Seed
-
20.
Men- Start Your Collection Today!
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21.
Why I'm A-Gin Southern Min!
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22.
Front Yard/Back Yard/Outside/In
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23.
Color My Day
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24.
The Beat Goes on...
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25.
Hard Drive to Heartbreak
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26.
Carol Tyler's Dance History Study Guide
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27.
Adult Children of Plumbers and Pipefitters
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28.
Pork Chops
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29.
Guns the American Way
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30.
Mama Needs a Brand New Bag
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31.
Full Bloomers
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32.
Gone
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33.
Sub Zero
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34.
My American Labels
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35.
Little Crosshatch Mind
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36.
Country Music
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37.
This Is My Song
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38.
Sign Name
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39.
Small Improvements
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40.
What's Binka?
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41.
Once, We Ran
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42.
The Outrage
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- Steven Samuels
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