Synopses & Reviews
Welcome to the world of Baggywrinkles--a rollicking, educational survey of maritime lore, built around cartoonist Lucy Bellwood's time aboard tall ships. From the scourge of scurvy to the exhilaration of climbing the rigging for the first time, Lucy's comics bring the reader into a world of high seas history and informative adventure with "a sheer and unremitting sense of joy (Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier)."
Review
"You can read a dozen books about tall ships and not learn half as much as you might spending an evening with Baggywrinkles in your hands. Bellwood is a great storyteller, a fine teacher, and an incredible cartoonist whose unfettered passion for her subject matter is evident in every panel that she draws." Chris Schweizer, Crogan Adventures, The Creeps
About the Author
Lucy Bellwood is a professional adventure cartoonist working out of Helioscope (formerly Periscope Studio) in Portland, OR. Her comics projects have covered a range of expeditions, including rafting trips through the Grand Canyon, cutting-edge oceanography in the Pacific, and an expedition aboard the last wooden whaling ship in the world. She is also the creator of Baggywrinkles: a Lubber’s Guide to Life at Sea, an educational, autobiographical account of the worlds of modern and historical tall ship sailing, drawn from her time at sea. She contributes comics journalism work on climate change, feminism, and general history to The Nib and all-ages fantasy stories to Cartozia Tales.