Invincible Summer: An Anthology

by Nicole J. Georges

Nicole J. Georges captures her adventures and thoughts in unique, heartfelt illustrations and stories. Five years of dog mothering, chicken raising, coffee-shop crushes, drama, low paying jobs, heartbreaking romance, inspiring friendships, vegan snacks, and more This exhaustive collection will take the reader on a whirlwind tour through Nicole's personality, wit, and charm This second edition collects issues #1-8 of her zine and features 38 new,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972696768
• ISBN13: 9780972696760
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 15 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Tastes Like Rainbows

Reading this book reminded me that even ordinary moments carry magic. Riding your bike is important. Having your morning coffee is important. Not in a narcissistic way, but in a mindful way. This collection of stories was like freshly mowed grass. Like a day spent thrift shopping with your best friend. A perfect example of life as art.

Cute, realistic, funny, sad- all these things...

...but at the forefront, always sincere. Nicole is NOT just a young, sarcastic hipster, as is often the case in arts and entertainment nowadays. She gives thought to the people, community, family, friends, reality, and things beyond just herself. The initial sighting of her own pets, her commissioned pet portraits, or her anthropomorphous animal artwork might suggest surface kitschy cuteness, but through her zine work you see she has an obvious empathy for animals that extends towards real pet and animal issues. Lastly, her comic-diaries are FUN, as fun as any graphic work out there. A perfect balance of intelligence, realism, animation creativity, and humor.

Review of Invincible Summer Anthology

This beautiful anthology compiles Nicole's first 8 issues of her self-published zine plus some new material. Nicole is a beloved fixture in the Portland zine scene, and she does that scene proud in this book. You really get a feel for her life in PDX; her jobs, friends, dogs, her many cups of coffee per day. Her drawings seem ripped right from her sketchbooks, which gives them a real spontaneity. She draws herself like a little girl or inner child version of herself, perhaps that's why I found her comics so innocent and endearing. Many of us can relate to wanting to settle down but feeling unsettled about it. I like Nicole's stories because she's searching, at times with hesitancy, at times with blind bravery, she explores and tries to live the way that feels right to her. There are many obstacles to this, hence, comics for us to read and learn from. . . . Reviewed by Kelly Froh.

Really engaging, totally enjoyable

I'm a total fan of Nicole Georges' work. Not only are her scenarios witty and her humor charming, her drawing is beautiful in its sweetness.