King of King Court
(Graphic Novel)
Author
Published
Montreal, Quebec : Drawn & Quarterly, 2019.
Status
Central - Adult Graphic Novel
GRAPH B DANDRO T
1 available
GRAPH B DANDRO T
1 available
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Published
Montreal, Quebec : Drawn & Quarterly, 2019.
Format
Graphic Novel
Physical Desc
1 volume : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
Street Date
201908
Language
English
Notes
Description
From a child's-eye view, Travis Dandro recounts growing up with a drug-addicted birth father, alcoholic step-dad, and overwhelmed mother. As a kid, Dandro would temper the everyday tension with flights of fancy, finding refuge in toys and animals and insects rather than in the unpredictable adults around him. He perceptively details the effects of poverty and addiction on a family while maintaining a child's innocence for as long as he can. King of King Court spans from Travis's early childhood through his teen years, focusing not only on the obviously abusive actions but also on the daily slights and snubs that further strain relations between him and his parents. Alongside his birth father committing crimes and shooting up, King of King Court lingers on scenes of him criticizing Travis and his siblings. Dandro gives equal heft to these anecdotes, emphasizing how damaging even relatively slight traumas can be to a child's worldview.
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LC Subjects
Autobiographical comic books, strips, etc.
Autobiographical comics.
Children of drug addicts -- Family relationships -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Children of drug addicts -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Dandro, Travis, -- 1974- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Dandro, Travis, -- 1974- -- Family -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels
Autobiographical comics.
Children of drug addicts -- Family relationships -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Children of drug addicts -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Dandro, Travis, -- 1974- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Dandro, Travis, -- 1974- -- Family -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dandro, T. (2019). King of King Court (First paperback edition.). Drawn & Quarterly.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dandro, Travis, 1974-. 2019. King of King Court. Drawn & Quarterly.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dandro, Travis, 1974-. King of King Court Drawn & Quarterly, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dandro, Travis. King of King Court First paperback edition., Drawn & Quarterly, 2019.
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