Slam! Volume one

Title:

Slam! Volume one

Author:

Ribon, Pamela, author.

ISBN:

9781684150045

Personal Author:

Ribon, Pamela, author.

Uniform Title:

Comic books. Selections

Publication Information:

Los Angeles, CA : Boom! Box, [2017]

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

General Note:

"Originally published in single magazine form as Slam! number 1-4"--Title page verso.

Chiefly illustrations.

Abstract:

"In the fast-paced, hard-hitting, super cheeky, all-female world of banked track roller derby, two young women will have to decide if their budding friendship is stronger than the pull of a team when a win is on the line."--Publisher's description.

Subject Term:

Roller derby -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Female friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Added Author:

Fish, Veronica,

Document ID:

SD_ILS:2276333

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Library	Collection	Collection	Call Number	Status
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Summary

In the fast-paced, hard-hitting, super cheeky, all-female world of banked track roller derby, two young women will have to decide if their budding friendship is stronger than the pull of a team when a win is on the line.

When life starts coming at you like a freight train, you have two options: run away screaming or lean into the hit.

From the first day of Fresh Meat Orientation for the Eastside Roller Girls, Jennifer and Maisie knew they'd be fast friends. But when they're drafted to different teams, the pull of competition -- and their increasingly messy personal lives -- threaten to drive them apart. In roller derby you take your hits, get back up, and learn how to be a better jammer, a better blocker, a better lover, and a better friend. Derby can heal your heart . . . but it might break a bone or two in the process.

Bestselling novelist, screenwriter, and retired Los Angeles Derby Doll Pamela Ribon ( Going In Circles, Why Girls Are Weird ) joins artist Veronica Fish ( Archie, Silk ) for a tale of friendship, heartbreak, and truly epic jams.

Author Notes

Pamela Ribon is an American author, television writer, screenwriter, blogger and actress. In November 2014 she found a Barbie book from 2010 titled "I Can be a Computer Engineer." She decried elements of the book where Barbie appeared to be reliant on male colleagues. Mattel has since ceased publishing the book.

Reviews (1)

Booklist Review

Using a bold palette of rich, fluorescent color, perfectly in keeping with the fierce intensity of roller derby, Ribon and Fish tell the story of two newbie derby girls as they make the way from fresh meat to seasoned pros, with the bruises to prove it. Jennifer and Maisie meet at their first roller derby practice, and they immediately become friends, helping each other gain skills and confidence. But when they're drafted by different teams, their friendship takes a hit. Ribon, an L.A. Derby Doll, emphasizes not only the girls' friendship but also the profound, empowering affect derby has on both, not to mention the riotous atmosphere of derby life. Of course, it's not all personal growth. There's plenty of dynamic, speedy derby action in Fish's artwork, and the montages of practices, jams, and bouts are packed with a diverse cast of strong women in a refreshingly broad range of body types. Though at times it moves fast enough that it glides over some character development, this gleefully cheeky, energetic comic still packs a significant punch.--Hunter, Sarah Copyright 2017 Booklist