{"product_id":"flung-out-of-space-inspired-by-the-indecent-adventures-of-patricia-highsmith-paperback","title":"Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGrace Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHannah Templer\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, the fictionalized account of infamous author Patricia Highsmith caught up in the longing and obsession that would inspire her groundbreaking work of queer fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlung Out of Space \u003c\/i\u003eis both a love letter to the essential lesbian novel \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e and an examination of its notorious author, Patricia Highsmith\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eVeteran comics creators Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer have teamed up to tell this story through Highsmith's eyes--reimagining the events that inspired her to write the story that would become a foundational piece of queer literature. \u003ci\u003eFlung Out of Space\u003c\/i\u003e opens with Pat begrudgingly writing low-brow comics. A drinker, a smoker, and a hater of life, Pat knows she can do better. Her brain churns with images of the great novel she could and should be writing, what will eventually be \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e, which would later be adapted into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the same time, Pat, a lesbian consumed with self-loathing, is in and out of conversion therapy, leaving a trail of sexual conquests and broken hearts in her wake. However, one of those very affairs--and a chance encounter in a department store--give Pat the idea for her soon-to-be beloved tale of homosexual love that was the first of its kind: It gave the lesbian protagonists a happy ending. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is not just the story behind a classic queer book but also of a queer artist who was deeply flawed. It's a comic about what it was like to write comics in the 1950s, but also about what it means to be a writer at any time in history, struggling to find your voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Grace Ellis contextualizes Patricia Highsmith as both an unintentional queer icon \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e a figure whose problematic views and noted anti-Semitism have cemented her controversial legacy. Highsmith's life imitated her art with results as devastating as the plot twists that brought her fame and fortune. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The updated paperback edition of \u003ci\u003eFlung Out of Space\u003c\/i\u003e includes sixteen pages of bonus content with in-depth visual development materials and a teaching guide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrace Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e made a name for herself in the industry by creating unforgettable, lovable, and funny characters. She burst onto the comics scene with The Lumberjanes, which she cocreated and cowrote. It was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, Eisner and GLAAD Award-winning comics series that broke the mold of both YA and superhero comics. She is also the author and creator of the series Moonstruck, illustrated by Shea Beagle, and writer of the series Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge for DC Comics. Ellis lives in Columbus, Ohio. \u003cb\u003eHannah Templer\u003c\/b\u003e is a queer cartoonist currently living in Baltimore, Maryland. She has worked as a colorist, cover artist, and interior artist on titles such as \u003ci\u003eGLOW\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSamurai Jack\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJem and the Holograms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCaptain Marvel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTomb Raider\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the creator of Cosmoknights, an original graphic novel series published in 2019 by Top Shelf Comics. Her work as a cover artist--with clients including Dark Horse, IDW, Valiant, BOOM! Studios, Marvel, HarperCollins, and Abrams Books--is as extensive as it is dynamic and stunning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772668707104,"sku":"9781419744341","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/40b66454e0e672332d7cd5348d410572.webp?v=1780410979","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/flung-out-of-space-inspired-by-the-indecent-adventures-of-patricia-highsmith-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}