Synopses & Reviews
Combining two novellas into one volume, this collection explores the effects of prejudice and the ramifications of violence with a slightly unhinged sense of humor and unexpected tenderness. Lockpick Pornography, originally published in 2005, is a gender-queer adventure story that was not widely available until now. We All Got It Coming presents the experiences of a young couple dealing with the aftermath of an act of violence. From kidnapping the son of a "family values" politician to violent confrontation, these are characters who fight back.
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"Comeau has an unparalleled knack for finding the sweet sadness and rare humour in common pain, in the painfully commonplace." —Quill & Quire (April 2012)
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"Gleefully and constructively subversive…Comeau is contributing a vital, welcome voice to a dialogue integral to our society." —www.WinnipegReview.com
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"The Complete Lockpick Pornography is an engaging, occasionally moving, and consistently well-written item—both for fans already familiar with Comeau's A Softer World comics and those encountering him for the first time." —Colin Brush, Broken Pencil
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"A smart, hip, highly readable author" —Alex Good, Toronto Star
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"Lockpick Pornography isnt the first book that features queer characters, nor the first book to be angry or challenging. Yet Lockpick does feel new. Theres a balance between love and violence, accusation and compassion, that tugs at the heartstrings and keeps the book in your thoughts. Its easy to see the characters flaws—its their virtues which come out more slowly. That makes it all the more rewarding when you finish the book, and realize that everyone was worthy of your empathy and interest." —Michelle Grifka, The Airspace
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"The best parts of Toronto-based writer Joey Comeau's stories in The Complete Lockpick Pornography are his surprising yet compassionate endings." —The Coast
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"Queers of all stripes will enjoy this grimy, affectionate, endlessly questioning paean to unclassifiability and defiance." —Publisher's Weekly
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"In a lot of ways I see Lockpick as a sister text to Nelly Arcan's amazing Exit." —August C. Bourre, Vestige.org
Synopsis
Now in one volume, Lockpick Pornography and its thematic sequel, We all Got it Coming Lockpick Pornography is a genderqueer adventure story, and We All Got It Coming is about a young couple dealing with the aftermath of an act of violence. From kidnapping the son of a "family values" politician in Lockpick Pornography to the violent confrontation of We All Got It Coming, these are characters who fight back. Comeau explores the effects of prejudice and the ramifications of violence with his signature mix of unhinged humour and unexpected tenderness.
Synopsis
Now in one volume, Lockpick Pornography and its thematic sequel, We all Got it Coming
Lockpick Pornography is a genderqueer adventure story, and We All Got It Coming is about a young couple dealing with the aftermath of an act of violence. From kidnapping the son of a "family values" politician in Lockpick Pornography to the violent confrontation of We All Got It Coming, these are characters who fight back.
Comeau explores the effects of prejudice and the ramifications of violence with his signature mix of unhinged humour and unexpected tenderness.
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"For the first time in one volume, The complete Lockpick pornography collects ... Lockpick pornography and its thematic sequel, We all got it coming"--P. [4] of cover.
About the Author
Joey Comeau is the author of "One Bloody Thing After Another," "Overqualified," and" It's Too Late to Say I'm Sorry," as well as the popular web comic "A Softer World." He lives in Toronto.