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Mom's Cancer Hardcover – March 1, 2006

by Brian Fies (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 74 ratings
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Each year, approximately 1.5 million people in the United States and Canada are diagnosed with cancer. This is one family’s story.

Brian Fies is a freelance journalist whose mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. As he and his two sisters struggled with the effects of her illness and her ongoing recovery from treatment, Brian processed the experience in his journal, which took the form of words and pictures.

The story that came to be known as “Mom’s Cancer” first gained notice on the internet. It was posted anonymously, with the intention of sharing information and insights gained from his family’s experience. Thanks to the words and illustrations of Brian Fies, readers have already responded that they were surprised and gratified to realize that they weren’t alone. Abrams ComicArts is proud to bring this story to a whole new audience.

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    Mom's Cancer
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    128 pages
  3. Language
    English
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    Abrams ComicArts
  5. Publication date
    March 1, 2006
  6. Grade level
    8 and up
  7. Reading age
    13 years and up
  8. Dimensions
    7.25 x 0.6 x 5.25 inches
  9. ISBN-10
    9780810971073
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    978-0810971073
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About the Author

Brian Fies is a writer and cartoonist. His widely acclaimed first graphic novel, Mom’s Cancer, won the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic in 2005 (the first webcomic to win this award and the inspiration for the category), the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize for Best Comic, the 2007 Harvey Award for Best New Talent, and the 2007 German Children’s Literature Award. He is also the author of the acclaimed, award-winning graphic novels A Fire Story, which received four starred reviews and a regional Emmy Award for an animated adaptation, and Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?, winner of the American Astronautical Society’s 2009 Eugene M. Emme Award for Best Young Adult Literature. He lives in Santa Rosa, California.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0810971070
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Abrams ComicArts; Illustrated edition (March 1, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780810971073
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0810971073
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.6 x 5.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 74 ratings

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Brian Fies has a Physics major, an English minor, one wife, two kids and a dog. He's been a journalist, an environmental chemist, a freelance journalist, a science writer and, beginning early in the 21st century, a cartoonist. His first graphic novel, "Mom's Cancer," a true story about his mother's diagnosis and treatment, won an Eisner Award, a German Youth Literature Prize, and other recognition. His second graphic novel, "Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow," looks at the Space Age through a Pop Culture lens to wonder how we went from optimism to pessimism; from utopianism to dystopianism. Both it and his follow-up webcomic, "The Last Mechanical Monster," were nominated for Eisner and other awards.

In October 2017, Brian and his wife Karen lost their home in what was at that time the largest wildfire in California history. The day after, he went to the store to buy shoes, a shirt, and art supplies. The webcomic he made, "A Fire Story," gave a first-hand account from ground zero of a major disaster. An animated version from PBS station KQED won a regional Emmy Award in 2018. In 2019, Brian expanded his webcomic into a full-length print version of "A Fire Story." He and Karen rebuilt their house on its former site, and are now working to make it a home.

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Tubbert
5.0 out of 5 stars tells a difficult store with a human understanding and uses art to make it memorable.
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2023
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The art was terrific and the story was made simple to understand but very heartwarming. Brian Fies is or at least is becoming one the graphic novel greats.
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Diana Carroll
5.0 out of 5 stars book: honest and touching; kindle version: not great
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2012
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This is not a "funny" comic, although there are certainly some amusing pages, in a wry sort of way. What it is is really honest, without being maudlin or precious. Like the author, I am caring for someone with a serious illness, and so much rings true, it's refreshing to see someone's open-eyed rendition of what goes on in my head. I really appreciate how the author manages to portray the troubles and foibles of a real family honestly but without disrespect or meanness.

I bought the kindle version of this, which I don't love. On my iPad, the individual strips are too small to read, and you can't use pinch/spread gestures to zoom in and out on the page. Instead you have to open each image, and zoom in on that...and then tap the X to close it and move to the next. Most kindle books are so easy to read, just swiping from page to page...this one, not so much. Get the paper...unless, of course, you need a bunch of books to, say, read while your loved one sleeps in the hospital bed while your sit vigil, then go ahead, kindle's good enough.
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BonBon
5.0 out of 5 stars Moving story
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2020
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Very well told story of author watching his mom slowly get sicker with cancer. Honest account of different family members dealing with the pain and fear in human ways.
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anteroni
5.0 out of 5 stars This book really hit home
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2013
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Having had several family members suffering the same or similar illness, this book really hit home. I could see myself and my siblings in Fies narrative. The emotions, the different responsibilities each child had, or felt they had, the fear and feeling helpless. For anyone who has experienced the rollercoaster ride called cancer, this book will remind you that you are not alone. Beautifully written and illustrated.
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Kkw
4.0 out of 5 stars author does good job of portraying the emotional side of cancer and its impact on the family.
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2019
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As a nurse and a friend of someone who is currently having cancer treatment, I was very curious about this book. Because it is in comic strip format, it is easy to read and would be great for those individuals who don't like to read. His characterization of his siblings as kid sis, nurse sis, and himself as the scientist/mathematician who spends hours on the internet researching, are so very true of many families. I definitely saw myself in "nurse sis". If I were guiding a cancer support group, I would use this book to stimulate conversation and help each person realize that their thoughts and feelings are not weird or unusual. If you choose to share this book with a person fighting cancer or a family member, make sure you read it yourself first to make sure it is not going to cause harm or more fear. Also, I would take out the very last page which is a postscript explaining that "Mom" died 2 years after treatment not due to cancer but due to the damage the chemo and radiation did to her body. The book was written 14 years ago and treatment has advanced so remarkably, I would not want the postscript to influence a person's decision to undergo treatment.
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R. G. Alves
5.0 out of 5 stars Mom's Cancer Book
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2011
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A very insightful look at interacting with, as well as relating to, a loved one who has an incurable disease such as Cancer. The author was obviously deeply involved with his mother's day to day battle with her illness and his own ups and downs along the way. The book was well written and the graphics were exceptionally well done. Bravo.
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kath12
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully Captures the Cancer Experience
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2017
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I'm a stage 4 cancer patient and this book explains treatment in a way I could never do it. I highly recommend it to caregivers, families, etc. Very honest.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Had to read for school
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2017
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I had to read this book for school, but it drew me in so much, I read this book in 2 days! Loved it
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Jennifer A. Jilks
5.0 out of 5 stars laughter - the best medicine
Reviewed in Canada on January 1, 2009
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- need I say more? There comes a point when laughter is difficult, but in the meantime let it go!
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