{"product_id":"we-became-wild-by-h-d-carver-9781324124979","title":"We Became Wild","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Became Wild\u003c\/em\u003e by H. D. Carver introduces readers to Midge McCracken, the abrasive, self-destructive pessimist every office has. Not to mince words, she's a bitch: bitter, mistrustful, racist, and completely unfiltered in her words and thoughts. However, there's a backstory to this in her upbringing with hateful, racist parents, suffering sexual abuse as an adolescent, experiencing an unwanted pregnancy, etc. Did we mention that this is a comedy?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoberta Gregory's unflinching sense of humour is the engine driving \u003cem\u003eBitchy!\u003c\/em\u003e This mammoth tome collects Gregory's \"Bitchy Bitch\" stories, presenting a life from childhood into middle age, following the character through multiple decades. Along the way, Gregory's wider cast of characters are introduced, notably Bitchy's suffering and insufferable coworkers: the obnoxiously cheerful Sylvia (who never met a problem that positive vibes won't cure); the upwardly mobile and power-hungry Pam (aka Bitchy's boss); the intolerant, God-fearing Marcie; her hapless friend-with-benefits, Kenny; and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1976, Roberta Gregory released \u003cem\u003eDynamite Damsels\u003c\/em\u003e - the first underground solo comic created and self-published by a woman. After contributing regularly to the influential anthologies \u003cem\u003eWimmen's Comix\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGay Comix\u003c\/em\u003e throughout the 1980s, she launched \u003cem\u003eNaughty Bits\u003c\/em\u003e in 1991 while working as a production artist at her publisher, Fantagraphics. It became the longest-running solo alternative comic book series by a female cartoonist, concluding in 2004 after an influential and pioneering 14-year, 40-issue run. The Bitchy Bitch stories remain the pinnacle of a historic career, and a high-water mark in comics and graphic novels over the past 40 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47722918609132,"sku":"9781324124979","price":51.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781324124979-we-became-wild.jpg?v=1781051166","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/we-became-wild-by-h-d-carver-9781324124979","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}