Comics & Graphic Novels Humorous
Fruit Salad
- Publisher
- Pow Pow Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2025
- Category
- Humorous, Slice of Life, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9782925114536
- Publish Date
- Sep 2025
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
A delicious collection of slice-of-life comics that's sure to delight!
Experience cartoonist Cathon's hectic trials and tribulations through the short comics in this juicy collection. Whether we find her slurping down a piña collada at her fave tiki bar, meeting oddball fans at a comic book festival, road-tripping with her pals, or simply strolling the streets of Montreal, Cathon always manages to find the sublime in everyday life. Mix in some wild flights of fantasy, a splash of adorable childhood memories, and the occasional good cry, and you've got the recipe for a laugh-out-loud book that will make you feel like you're hanging out with your newest, funniest friend!
Fans of Kate Beaton, Lisa Hanawalt, Gemma Correll, and Lynda Barry will devour Cathon's Fruit Salad!
About the authors
Montréal-based artist Cathon makes children's books and comics. After self-publishing a couple of critically acclaimed zines, she published her first professional book, La liste des choses qui existent, in 2013 -- an absurd encyclopedia co-created with established cartoonist Iris. Her first solo book, Les ennuis de Lapinette, was published in April 2015 by Comme des géants. Vampire Cousins sees her exploring moodier territories, while still retaining her uninhibited drawing style.
Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau spends most of his time writing film reviews and comic books. His first graphic novel, Pinkerton, created in collaboration with François Samson-Dunlop, was nominated for a Joe Shuster Award. His second book, Poulet grain-grain, pondered the subjects of chickens and revolution. With Vampire Cousins, he conjures up a humorous homage to old-school Hammer horror and Jean Rollin's cult vampire classics.
Robin Lang has been co-translating graphic novels for Pow Pow Press alongside Helge Dascher since 2017. Most recently she was lead translator on The Jellyfish, by Boum (Samantha Leriche-Gionet), The Adventures of Sgoobidoo, by Cathon, and Lonely Boys by Sophie Bédard, winner of the 2021 Doug Wright award for best book. Other works she has co-translated include The Pineapples of Wrath by Cathon, and the Almost Summer series by Sophie Bédard. Robin runs a cut-flower farm in the Eastern Townships during the growing season and translates from French to English in the winter. She thoroughly enjoys the intricacies involved in translating graphic novels and draws great satisfaction from helping these stories reach new readers.
Helge Dascher has for 25 years translated texts with a dynamic relationship to images. A background in art history and literature has grounded her translation of over sixty graphic novels, many by artists who have broadened the medium's storytelling range. Her translations included acclaimed titles such as Julie Delporte's This Woman's Work (co-translated with Aleshia Jensen, Drawn and Quarterly, 2019), Sophie Bédard's Lonely Boys (co-translated with Robin Lang, Pow Pow Press, 2020) and Michel Rabagliati's "Paul" books (Drawn and Quarterly, Conundrum). She also translates exhibitions, digital stories, and films, most recently Theodor Ushev's The Physics of Sorrow (with Karen Houle, NFB, 2019). A Montrealer, she works from French and German to English.
Editorial Reviews
"A closeness quickly develops between the reader and the author: We're amused by her comments, we laugh at her daily life, and we become friends with the characters... A lovely, entertaining, and enjoyable book."
-Annick Lavogiez, Page by Page
"Life is too short... [don't miss] this hilarious and tasty Fruit Salad!"
-Chantal Fontaine, Les Libraires
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A Fire Truck for Chuck
Poppy and Sam and the Search for Sleep
Poppy and Sam and the Mole Mystery
The Adventures of Sgoobidoo
Poppy and Sam and the Search for Sleep
Poppy and Sam and the Mole Mystery
The Pineapples of Wrath
Poppy and Sam and the Leaf Thief
