Summary
Everything is changing– but everything is also exactly the same. Ingken can’t ignore it: ice caps stained brown from forest fires, pipeline construction, drought… the whole world somehow persists despite the slow erosion of stability.
After a trip to Paris, Ingken returns home ready for a break from drugs. Their supportive partner, Lily, is flushed, excited about a new connection she’s made. Although Ingken wants to be happy for her, there’s a discomfort they can’t shake. Sleepless ni…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770467057 |
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| ISBN-10: | 177046705X |
| Author: | Nino Bulling |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 164 |
| Release Date: | 13 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 162mm x 219mm |
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Critics Review
“The deep queerness at the heart of Firebugs always promised a propulsive and comforting read for me, but I found myself regularly stopped in my tracks, marveling at the beauty of the artwork. Nino Bulling’s cartooning is completely masterful.” —Lee Lai, author of Stone Fruit
“Firebugs is absolutely exquisitely drawn, Nino’s drawing has a playful looseness that so many people attempt but almost none achieve. I am both jealous and proud. Nino looks at navigating love amidst the confusing amorphous experience of coming into transness within the drug saturated queer party scene. I get something new and exciting out of Firebugs each time I read it.” —Tommi Parrish, author of Men I Trust
“Gorgeous… Nino Bulling’s astonishingly assured Firebugs is their first work of fiction, but it manages to fit so much so deftly into so few pages that this hardly seems possible.” —Sam Thielman, New York Times Book Review
“An unusually nuanced story of transition delivered in quietly incandescent dialogue and striking visuals.” —The Paris Review
“A tender, probing exploration of queer identity in a world seemingly on the verge of collapse, brought to life with warmth and grace by Bulling’s exceptionally fluid, emotionally evocative linework.” —Library Journal, Starred Review
Nino Bulling
Nino Bulling is an artist and writer from Berlin, Germany. They studied ceramics and graphic design before developing a passion for comics. In their spare time, Bulling co-organizes a comic workers’ union.
Bulling has published numerous short stories and four graphic novels. Their most recent publication is the anthology Cutes: Collected queer and trans comics, co-edited with the Lebanese comics collective Samandal. Bulling’s first fictional work, Firebugs, was originally released in 2022 as part of their contribution to documenta fifteen in Kassel.
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