{"product_id":"my-brain-is-hanging-upside-down-isbn-9780375425394","title":"My Brain is Hanging Upside Down","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the most promising young talents in cartooning makes his debut with a dazzling  collection—part freakish dreamlife, part quirk-o-rama autobiography, all genius.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Long a fixture in comics anthologies, David Heatley's deceptively crude, wickedly  observant drawings have begun showing up on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e op-ed pages and the  cover of the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, introducing him to a vast new audience, Now, in \u003ci\u003eMy Brain  Is Hanging Upside Down \u003c\/i\u003e(title courtesy of the Ramones song), we are treated to the  full range of Heatley's remarkable, wildly unique voice and vision. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMy Brain Is  Hanging Upside Down \u003c\/i\u003eis Heatley's life story told in six different but connected narrative  threads. \"Sex History\" describes every sexual encounter dating back to kindergarten,  with details that would make a therapist blush. \"Black History\" is an unflinchingly  honest meditation on his own racism.   \"Portrait of My Mom\" and \"Portrait of My Dad\"  are beautifully paced vignettes, skewering and celebrating his lovably dysfunctional  parents. \"Family History\" tells the story of his family from his great-great-grandparents'  lives and closes with the birth of his own children. Woven in and around the larger  pieces are \"dream comics\" that expand on the same themes with a baffling unconscious  logic. Every inch of \u003ci\u003eMy Brain Is Hanging Upside Down\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with visceral art  and emotionally resonant storytelling at once stunning, truthful, and uncomfortably  hilarious.“Riveting.... A beautifully unsettling mosaic.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Takes readers deep into the uncomfortable psychological undercurrents of everyday American life.... David Heatley is a double threat with a pen: both words and drawings are adventures in style.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Utterly mesmerizing.... Impressive not just because it’s funny and entertaining in an unexpected way, but because of the warmth and sweetness Heatley manages to convey in between the difficult moments. It’s not pretty or safe or easy, but like life itself, it’s worth the effort.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Heatley is one of the most promising cartoonists of his generation. His work, notable for its disarming frankness, is always charming and filled with big-hearted enthusiasm for its chosen form.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Daniel Clowes, author of \u003ci\u003ePatience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDAVID HEATLEY played the Baby Jesus at a Christmas pageant in 1974, months after  he was born.  A few years later, his family moved to Teaneck, NJ, where they became  disenchanted with Catholicism\u003cbr\u003e and joined an Episcopal church which might have had  the worse liturgical music in the country.  Heatley was confirmed at the age of 13  and stopped going to church the following year.  After a decade-and-a-half of self-destructive  behavior, he had a spiritual awakening while visiting California in 2001—about which,  more later.  Heatley now lives in Jackson Heights, NY, with his wife Rebecca Gopoian  (an agnostic, Jewish-Armenian poet), and their two awesome children.  This is his  first book.  Go easy on him.","brand":"Pantheon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44866259910885,"sku":"NP9780375425394","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375425394.jpg?v=1767733227","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/my-brain-is-hanging-upside-down-isbn-9780375425394","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}