{"product_id":"joe-the-pirate-9781638991571","title":"Joe the Pirate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fascinating and engaging.\" -- KIRKUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fearless and seductive graphic biography.\" -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A rollicking, entertaining, and unpredictable story.\" -- FOREWORD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarion Barbara Carstairs--\"Joe\" to her friends--began a life of adventure soon after her birth in 1900, when a camel accident gave her the spark of inspiration to change her name to Tuffy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe was an adrenaline junkie who drove an ambulance in the First World War, piloted speedboats into history as \"the fastest woman on water,\" flew an airplane through a hurricane, and battled crocodiles. Her love life was no less whirlwind. \"I came out of the womb queer,\" she said, preferring suits and ties over dresses, and enjoying affairs with Gwen Farrar, Dolly Wilde, Marlene Dietrich, and Tallulah Bankhead among countless other women. Her longest acquaintance was Tod Wadley, a doll who was her muse, companion, and reflection. With him, she governed the Caribbean island of Big Whale Cay for forty years, living her extraordinary windswept life of romance and speed through every twist and turn of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe the Pirate\u003c\/strong\u003e brings these thrilling episodes of history to life with vivid artwork and a wryly subversive critique of the jet set; a tale of adventure, danger, and passion for our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hubert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Iron Circus Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781638991571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHubert was born in 1971 in Saint-Renan, Finistère, and was originally a colorist for many popular French comics. Later, he became a scriptwriter and reached success with his work Miss Pas Touche (2006). He was prolific and worked in both comedic and dramatic veins, writing on subjects like anorexia and queer identity. He wrote Beauty (2011), a medieval fantasy about a woman cursed with beauty by a fairy, which won a selection prize at Angouleme in 2012. His previous work with Virginie Augustin, Monsieur Desire? (2017) won the Prix Diagonale. He passed away in February 2020, just prior to the publication of his work A Man's Skin (2020).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Hubert \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47674845298845,"sku":"9781638991571","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ff42ed6a-2c41-4233-9828-ae2c97fcff28.jpg?v=1771914197","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/joe-the-pirate-9781638991571","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}