Dumb

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By Georgia Webber

Summary

Dumb is a graphic memoir by Georgia Webber that chronicles her experience as an urban twentysomething struggling with voicelessness. Using a raw and occasionally chaotic cartooning style, Webber vividly depicts the practical challenges, fear, and isolation she faces on her journey to reclaim her voice and life. The narrative evolves into a hopeful tale of resilience, friendship, and self-expression through comics, highlighting how her voice and identity are deeply connected.
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This graphic memoir will resonate with readers interested in personal stories of medical adversity, the power of self-expression, and graphic novels that blend memoir with emotional insight.

A remarkable graphic novel that masterfully depicts the inner and exterior life of a voiceless woman.

Description

Part memoir, part medical cautionary tale, Dumb tells the story of how an urban twentysomething copes with the everyday challenges that come with voicelessness.

Webber adroitly uses the comics medium to convey the practical hurdles she faced as well as the fear and dread that accompanied her increasingly lonely journey to regain her life. Her raw cartooning style, occasionally devolving into chaotic scribbles, splotches of ink, and overlapping montages, perfectly captures her frustration and anxiety. But her ordeal ultimately becomes a hopeful story. Throughout, she learns to lean on the support of her close friends, finds self-expression in creating comics, and comes to understand and appreciate how deeply her voice and identity are intertwined.

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Dumb has been praised for its true-to-life storytelling and compelling personal journey. "Comics Bulletin" highlights the book as a wonderful, impactful story reminding readers of human vulnerability at any age, while "Four Color Apocalypse" describes it as fascinating, engrossing, and revealing.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683961161

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 June 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 196

Collections

Adult Graphic Novels Fiction Georgia Webber Graphic Novels

About the Author

Georgia Webber is a comics artist, writer, and editor living in southern Ontario.