Bumperhead

Bumperhead is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez, published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2014.

Key Information

Bumperhead
Creator	Gilbert Hernandez
Date	2014
Page count	120 pages
Publisher	Drawn & Quarterly
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The 120-page,^[1] five-chapter graphic novel follows its aimless protagonist from elementary school to middle age.^[2] Bobby Numbly grows up in Oxnard, California—Hernandez's own hometown. His nickname "Bumperhead" is slang for someone who copies all that he sees others doing.^[1] The first chapter looks at his early childhood; the second his teenage years, when he gets into drugs and sex and listens to glam and prog rock; the third his aimless early adulthood; the fourth his punk-rock early 20s; and the last his middle-aged adulthood.^[3]

1. ^ ^{a b} Gehr 2014.
2. ^ Brown 2014.
3. ^ Sava 2014.

Works cited

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• Brown, Hillary (2014-09-26). "Bumperhead by Gilbert Hernandez". Paste. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
• Gehr, Richard (2014-09-25). "Bumperhead". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
• Sava, Oliver (2014-09-19). "Gilbert Hernandez's Bumperhead tackles adolescence, adulthood, and anger". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2015-06-19.

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