Harvey Pekar

Joyce Brabner

It was they year of Desert Storm that Harvey Pekar and his wife, Joyce Brabner, discovered Harvey had cancer. Pekar, a man who has made a profession of chronicling the Kafkaesque absurdities of an ordinary life (if any life is ordinary) suddenly found himself incapacitated. But he had a better-than-average chance to beat cancer and he took it — kicking, screaming, and complaining all the way. Pekar and Brabner draw on this and other trials to paint a portrait of a man beset with fears real and imagined — who survives.

Our Cancer Year

when goodfellas, divas, and dealers plotted against the plague

Second Avenue caper

Ganadora del Premio Lambda 2015 a la Mejor novela gráfica, Trapicheos en la Segunda Avenida es un sincero y conmovedor tributo a la primera generación que hizo frente al sida, escrito por Joyce Brabner e ilustrado por el premiado dibujante Mark Zingarelli. Joyce Brabner, la célebre autora de novela gráfica y protagonista de la obra maestra de Harvey Pekar American Splendor, cuenta la historia real de un grupo muy unido de artistas y activistas que vivieron en Nueva York a principios de los años ochenta y que se colocaron en primera línea en la lucha contra el sida. En su batalla por entender la enfermedad y encontrar una forma de ayudar, llegaron a un trato con la mafia, se disfrazaron para maquillar su identidad, se subieron a una furgoneta digna de El Equipo A y partieron hacia la frontera mexicana decididos a salvar a sus amigos mediante el contrabando de un medicamento experimental ilegal en Estados Unidos. Con la comunidad gay en peligro y el mundo dándole la espalda, esta valiente pandilla de inadaptados nunca perdió la esperanza mientras intentaba despertar conciencias y vencer a "la plaga".

Cuando mafiosos, divas y camellos conspiraron contra "la plaga"

Trapicheos en la Segunda Avenida

The Courage Party is a "gently explicit" book about sexual abuse, written for kids to read alone or (better) with a "good grownup." Parental guide included. After escaping a playground predator, a little girl learns to understand what happened and how to carry herself with pride and conviction after five older women organize a "Courage Party" for her and share stories from their own lives. Interactions with police, pediatricians, prosecutors, victim advocates, a community rape crisis center and courthouse are depicted as young Danielle learns she is more than a survivor. She is a "crime fighter," powered by her own truthfulness and courage, able to protect other kids in the park, with many good grownups on her side.Based on a true story, Dani's own good grownup talks in the margins to parents about key ideas: ending conflicting messages ("You didn't do anything wrong. But don't tell anybody!"); understanding the difference between loving adult sexual intercourse and sexual abuse; interacting with authorities; and helping your child deal with malicious gossip, taunts and jeers.Written by award-winning non-fiction graphic novelist Joyce Brabner with an assist from Danielle and illustrated by Gerta Oparaku. Both Joyce and Danielle were first introduced in Harvey Pekar's autobio series American Splendor and the movie of that same name.

Helping Our Resilient Children Understand and Survive Sexual Assault

The Courage Party

Indhold: To tegneserier: Joyce Brabner: Flashpoint : the La Penca bombing / Joyce Brabner and Thomas Yeates. Alan Moore: Shadowplay : the secret team / Alan Moore and Bill Sienkiewicz

Brought to Light

Winner of the 2015 Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBT Graphic Novel A Village Voice Best Graphic Novel of 2014 The renowned graphic-book author Joyce Brabner's Second Avenue Caper is the true story of a tight-knit group of artists and activists living in New York City in the early 1980s who found themselves on the front lines in the fight against AIDS. Struggling to understand the disease and how they could help, they made a deal with a bona fide goodfella, donned masterful disguises, piled into an "A-Team" van, and set off for the border, determined to save their bedridden friends by smuggling an experimental drug into the United States from Mexico. With their community in crisis and the world turned against them, this impassioned gang of misfits never gave up hope as they searched for ways to raise awareness and beat the plague. Fast-paced, poignant, and beautifully illustrated by the award-winning illustrator Mark Zingarelli, Second Avenue Caper is a heartfelt tribute to the generation that faced down AIDS.

Joyce Brabner

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