Child Star - by Brian Box Brown (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"At first glance, child star Owen Eugene seemed to have it all: a hit sitcom on prime-time TV, a Saturday morning cartoon show, and a bestselling memoir. But while young Owen made the world laugh on screen, his own life was falling apart behind the scenes. It's a story we've all seen, time and time again, on tabloid covers and entertainment gossip shows. Where did it all go wrong? Created as an amalgamation of the best and worst of 1980s pop culture and inspired by the tragic lives of real -life child stars of the era, Owen's story comes to life in this fictional documentary-style graphic novel from cartoonist Brian "Box" Brown."--Jacket flap.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>Child Star</i> is a fictional documentary-style graphic novel about how growing up in the spotlight robs young actors of a true childhood.</b> <p/>Child star Owen Eugene had it all: a hit sitcom on prime time, a Saturday morning cartoon, and a memoir on the bestseller list. The secret to his success was his talent for improvisation . . . and his small size. On screen he made the whole world laugh, but behind the scenes his life was falling apart. Hollywood ate him alive. <p/>Inspired by real-life child stars, bestselling author Brian "Box" Brown created Owen Eugene, a composite character whose tragic life is an amalgam of 1980s pop culture.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Brown (<i>André the Giant</i>) made a reputation for offbeat and accessible graphic nonfiction, but in this savvy graphic satire, he shows an equally sure hand at fiction. ...[Brown's] blocky art moves the narrative along at an enjoyable clip, and it's appropriate that Eugene, irresistible to TV-land fans, often looks lumpy and off-putting. This in-the-know skewering of celebrity and pop culture will entertain children of the '80s as well as their own children.--<i>Publisher's Weekly</i>, <b>starred review<br></b><br>As a composite, Owen is opaque, but he serves as a symbol by which Brown questions the culture's need to perpetuate childhood and the cost the industry exacts from its chosen child archetypes. This affords much satisfaction, as does the meticulous reinvention of 1980s pop culture and the replication of video documentary style, which serves as the book's structure.--<i>Booklist</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Brian Box Brown </b>is a <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling comic artist, writer, and illustrator living in Philadelphia. His published books include <i>Andre the Giant: Life and Legend</i>, <i>Tetris: The Games People Play, </i> <i>Is This Guy For Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman</i>, and <i>Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America</i>.
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