Marbles Comic Bipolar

Marbles book summary.

Marbles comic bipolar.

Marbles is a look at bipolar disorder from the inside capturing the seductive qualities of mania and the ambivalence some people feel about treatment and medication. Cartoonist ellen forney explores the relationship between crazy and creative in this graphic memoir of her bipolar disorder woven with stories of famous bipolar artists and writers. It s about her experience being treated for bipolar disorder aka manic depression. It has been called a.

Forney s exhilarating and enlightening autobiographical portrait of her bipolar disorder otherwise known as manic depression takes the reader on an emotional rollercoaster an authentic evocation of the author s journey. I was seven years into my bipolar disorder diagnosis when i first read ellen forney s graphic memoir marbles. I always find these types. Ellen forney wrote graphic novels on her experience with bipolar disorder called marbles.

Cartoonist ellen forney documents her bipolar disorder in marbles a graphic memoir that sustains its honesty and humor through both manic and depressive phases. A graphic memoir 2012. Forney has plenty of alt comics bona fides from her delightful tomato comic in the 90s her hilarious childhood memoir monkey food the amusing short story collection i love led zeppelin to lust her collection of clever illustrations for the stranger. Brilliant advice from my bipolar life.

She tries to reduce stigma and show others that they aren t alone. Marbles is a graphic novel memoir by cartoonist ellen forney that depicts 4 monumental years of her life during which time she is diagnosed with bipolar i disorder and the treatment course that follows. Shortly before her thirtieth birthday cartoonist ellen forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Mania depression michelangelo and me and rock steady.

Mania depression michelangelo and me. Mania depression michelangelo me is a brave funny and self revealing work exploring how an artist can make peace with bipolar disorder without losing the creative spark.