{"id":34969,"date":"2026-02-19T11:20:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=34969"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:20:04","slug":"adulthood-is-a-myth-a-sarahs-scribbles-collection-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2026\/02\/19\/adulthood-is-a-myth-a-sarahs-scribbles-collection-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Adulthood is a Myth – A \u201cSarah\u2019s Scribbles\u201d Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Sarah Andersen <\/strong>(Andrews McMeel)
\nISBN: 978-1-44947-419-5 (PB\/Digital edition)<\/p>\n

Scary times need radical solutions, but in lieu of that and considering how helpless we all are, all I can suggest is burying yourself in a book (gallows pun not intended). Here\u2019s one that is both funny and incisive and is available online either in physical form or digitally. Moreover, as it\u2019s about – and by – a Millennial, all us old sods who lived through a few crises can chortle and feel smugly superior in the knowledge that problems such as these in here are transitory and shall also pass. That one was deliberate…<\/p>\n

Sarah\u2019s Scribbles<\/strong> started in 2013 as a webcomic (first on Tumblr, and latterly Facebook, Instagram and Line Webtoon) before going legit in 2016 in as a book from Andrews McMeel. Adulthood is a Myth<\/strong> was followed by Big Mushy Happy Lump<\/strong> in 2017, Herding Cats<\/strong> in 2018 and Oddball<\/strong> in 2021. Every collection won that year\u2019s Goodreads Choice Award. That\u2019s because the strips and lead character are accessible, personable, relatable and fetchingly funny.<\/p>\n

Autobiographical to a degree I\u2019m unqualified to assess and distressed to acknowledge, what you get are pithy observational comedy gag strips with a semi-surreal undertone about the thoughts and (mostly) inactions of an arty student who lives with an exceptionally critical but ultimately supportive rabbit. Think of it as pictorial inner monologue from a very nervous and unconfident teen, roaring and giddy with hormones and expectations she can\u2019t possibly hope to meet and indoctrinated with standards she can\u2019t let go of…<\/p>\n

As well as casual interactions with her peers, major causes of cartoon comment include projections of her eventual senility and decrepitude (\u2018Me in the Future\u2019<\/em>), social anxiety, body issues, relationships, housework, fashion, awkwardness, bingeing and attraction through episodes with such enticing titles as \u2018Nightmares for Introverts\u2019<\/em>, \u2018When to Change\/Wash\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Things I Know\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Habits of the Common Bookworm\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Getting Drunk (For Beginners)\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Social Media in Real Life\u2019<\/em>, \u2018What I Eat on a Typical Day\u2019<\/em>, \u20185 Phrases that make My Blood Run Colder than Ice\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Watching Stuff\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Things that make me Feel Safe\u2019<\/em> and \u2018Benefits of Stealing Boys\u2019 Hoodies\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n

On less excoriating days you\u2019ll share her views on \u2018Normal People\u2019 <\/em>versus \u2018Me\u2019<\/em>, \u2018How Graduating Feels\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Internet Comment Threads\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Folding Laundry\u2019<\/em>, \u2018The Introvert\u2019s Brain\u2019<\/em>, \u2018How to know Your Partner is Serious about the Future\u2019<\/em>, and the potential of\u00a0\u2018The Future\u2019<\/em>, so that\u2019s pretty much a view on everything to deal with…
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\nSarah Andersen was a student at the Maryland Institute College of Art before this took over her life so she knows the value of Extra Credits. That\u2019s why this tome includes lots of strips created specifically for the collection so if you\u2019ve been following her on the interwebs, you\u2019ll still miss some good stuff if you don\u2019t get this delirious delight.
\n\u00a9 2016 by Sarah Andersen. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Born today in 1887: cartoonist and animator Paul Terry<\/strong> (Mighty Mouse<\/strong>, Heckle and Jeckle<\/strong>), and DC\u2019s ubiquitous cartoonist Henry Boltinoff<\/strong> in 1914. In 1944 writer\/director Don Glut<\/strong> (The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor<\/strong>, Tragg and the Sky Gods<\/strong>, Captain America<\/strong>, The Invaders<\/strong>, Star Wars<\/strong>, Vampirella<\/strong>) appeared, as did William Messner-Loebs<\/strong> (Journey: The Adventures of Wolverine MacAlistaire<\/strong>, Wonder Woman<\/strong>, The Flash<\/strong>) in 1949, with Gerry Shamray<\/strong> (American Splendor<\/strong>) popping by in 1957.<\/p>\n

In 2000 we lost mega-talented multi-skilled miracle worker George Roussos<\/strong> (Batman<\/strong>, Air Wave<\/strong>, Fantastic Four<\/strong>, every comic at Marvel and DC in the 1980s<\/strong>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel) ISBN: 978-1-44947-419-5 (PB\/Digital edition) Scary times need radical solutions, but in lieu of that and considering how helpless we all are, all I can suggest is burying yourself in a book (gallows pun not intended). Here\u2019s one that is both funny and incisive and is available online either in physical … <\/p>\n

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