{"product_id":"gilbert-hernandez-bumperhead","title":"Gilbert Hernandez - Bumperhead","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA fascinatingly disjointed tale of drugs, rock and roll, and adolescence from a legendary cartoonist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e author, Gilbert Hernandez, returns with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBumperhead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a companion book to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarble Season\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Whereas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarble Season\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e explored the exuberant and occasionally troubled existence of the wide-eyed preteen Huey, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBumperhead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e zeroes in on disaffected teenhood with its protagonist, Bobby.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBumperhead\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efollows Bobby, a young slacker who narrates his life as it happens but offers very little reflection on the events that transpire. He lives in the moment exclusively and is incapable of seeing the world outside of his experiences. He comes of age in the 1970s, making a rapid progression through that era's different subcultures and in a short period of time segues from a stoner glam rocker to a drunk rocker to a speed-freak punk. He drifts in and out of relationships with friends, both male and female. Life zooms past him.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHernandez's approach captures the numbness and raw undirected anger and passion of a young man who waits for life to happen to him, not noticing all the while that it is happening. Subtle and thought-provoking, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBumperhead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a fascinating read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spinster Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40078379974739,"sku":"9781770461659","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/6399\/products\/B01HQEV4VQ.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_SX500.jpg?v=1657334905","url":"https:\/\/www.spinsterrecords.com\/products\/gilbert-hernandez-bumperhead","provider":"Spinster Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}