“Terry, known for his outstanding superhero illustrations, turns the lens inward in this brutally honest memoir. . . . An exceptionally well-told story with no easy answers but
an ending that will inspire.” <strong>—Starred Review, <i>Booklist.</i></strong>
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“Illuminated by bursts of both joy and sorrow. With humbling sensitivity and candor, Jim shares with us his personal journey down emotionally complex paths towards home.” —<b>TIMOTHY TRUMAN, author of Marvel Comics’ Conan series</b><br />
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“The kind of personal work that can only be done in the form of comics, intimately revealing the black and white lines of a worldview shaped by a life. As raw, honest and human as the cartoonist who created it.” —<b>TIM SEELEY, author of Hack/Slash, Revival, and Batman Eternal
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“Both uplifting and gut-wrenching, beautiful and terrifying. Terry’s account of losing himself between worlds, and finding home in the balance between them, deserves a place among the all-time great graphic memoirs.” —<b>EZRA CLAYTAN DANIELS, author of Upgrade Soul, and BTTM FDRS
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“Jim’s bravery in putting his most vulnerable moments on paper is very, very powerful. He’s really knocked it out of the park artistically. It is visually stunning.” —<b>JILL THOMPSON, author of the Scary Godmother series, and Wonder Woman: The True Amazon
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“An epic memoir. Terry has a way with words — his pithy writing skillfully mixes nostalgia and melancholy. But it his gorgeous, inventive, black-and-white artwork that makes this book so memorable.”—<b> JOSH NEUFELD, author of A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge
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"Jim Terry lays it bare on the page. The emotional honesty of Terry’s drawings and his darkly comedic and intimate writing will break your heart and ignite your spirit." —<b>DEVERY JACOBS, actress and filmmaker</b>