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New York City glow : the almost true account of the 1977 NYC blackout / written and illustrated by Rachel Coad.
Publication details: Perth, Western Australia : Upswell Publishing, 2023.Description: 96 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780645536942
- Snakes -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Octopuses -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Electric power failures -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Automobile travel -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Music -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Nineteen seventies -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Electric power failures -- New York (State) -- New York -- Comic books, strips, etc
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951- -- Comic books, strips, etc
- New York (N.Y.) -- Comic books, strips, etc
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Graphic novels | COA | Available | 072956 |
Total reserves: 0
Set in the 1970s, the story's capstone is the 1977 New York City blackout. Ray the snake is a sad, lonely, middle aged insurance salesman from Midway Kentucky, looking for a better life. Strawberry is a Glow Octopus (Stauroteuthis syrtensis) with an inability to control her glow. Strawberry finds herself in constant trouble; she has a prison record and an FBI file to prove it. The unlikely pair embark on a road trip to New York City, where they rub shoulders with rock royalty, things get electric -- in more ways than one. A tribute to all kinds of music, from elevator to opera.
