Lulu Eightball [Paperback]

Emily Flake (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2005

The first book from Atomic Books' new press collects comics from alt-weekly star, Emily Flake. Her strip currently runs in 6 alternative weeklies, one of which is in Iceland. Her cartoons deal with a variety of subjects, including - but not limited to - life and love and the foibles involved in both. Also, drinking, smoking, bumble bees, monkeys, arm flab and bad decision making when it comes to sex. 'Watch out, I spat half my food laughing all over this twisted brilliant deadpan book. Lulu's sneaky little revelations cause shivers of black-hearted joy and spasms of caustic hilarity. Madam Flake is diabolical.' -Kate Christensen, IN THE DRINK 'If only Emily Flake was named queen of the universe, then we could all take pride in our spiteful thoughts and revel in our faux-pas, spend all our nights drinkin' and smokin' and all our days recovering from hang overs and sitting around, squeezing our flab. And we'd be late for work a lot. It would be heaven. I guess I'll have to take Emily's awesome comic book instead, and dream of what could be.' -Laura R. Weinstein, INSIDE VINEYLAND

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Atomic Book Company; 1ST edition (2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978656903
• ISBN-13: 978-0978656904
• ASIN: B001VGQU4W
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,244,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Emily Flake is a genius!, August 27, 2005

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Julia M. Potter (near Asheville, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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I became hooked on Emily Flake's comics from the first time I noticed them in Baltimore's City Paper. They are laugh-out-loud funny, and a little bit twisted. Kudos to Benn and Rachel at Atomic Books for publishing this!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Everybody "Gets It", April 28, 2006

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Just Lauren - See all my reviews

I'm not sure how I found out about this book, and I think I only ordered it because I liked the name - but what a reward!!! Does your cat keep you awake at night? Ever been hungover for work? Ever wondered if anybody would know it was you if you randomely killed a drug dealer? There are some people that would look at this and never laugh - my ex husband being one. However, if you are a compassionate, intelligent person that has a bit of twisted sick humor in them, you too will "get it". I laughed until I had tears in my eyes.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lulu eightball is the best thing you'll read this year, January 12, 2007

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johnny dollar "i like pie" (Balmer, Merlin) - See all my reviews

what can i say, like reviewers above, i got hooked on lulu eightball by reading it in the baltimore city paper. i personally enjoy that the strip continues to have a subtle baltimore vibe despite the artist now residing in new yawk city.

i think what excells about lulu eightball above and beyond other alternative strips that tend to run in alternative media is that mixed in with the caustic wit is a large dose of innocence and vulnerability. lulu is the everywoman for the new millenium.