{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-ex-doofus-itchyfooted-mutha-paperback","title":"Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-Itchyfooted Mutha - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelvin Van Peebles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly forty years after breaking his way into public consciousness, the indefatigable godfather of indie features and African American cinema presents a graphic novel that serves as the inspiration for his latest film. Beholden to no one but himself, Melvin Van Peebles brings the big screen alive on the printed page in this delicious romp about a soul-searching globe-trotter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe immaculately illustrated, bawdy picaresque details a lonely man's search for love in most of the wrong places. It is an odyssey of a Doofus (depicted in the film and the illustrations by Van Peebles) whose restless nature--plus a shove or two from Fate--keeps him wandering the world. Replete with stills from the film, original illustrations, crackling dialogue, and trademark wit (funneled through the perspective of an oversexed hood-breed Cervantes), this madcap adventure reflects the artist-provocateur at the peak of his creative power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelvin Van Peebles established his legacy as the iconoclastic founding father of Black American cinema from directing, writing, producing, and acting in such groundbreaking films as Watermelon Man (1970) and Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971). He has been equally prolific across several media as a novelist, musician, and composer. His numerous achievements include the French Legion of Honor, the 1999\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 10.2 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47437967163613,"sku":"9781933354866","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/oSNNhcbki19781933354866.webp?v=1771410744","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/confessions-of-a-ex-doofus-itchyfooted-mutha-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}