Written & illustrated by Ellen Forney – best known for her work on National Book Award-winning The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. She also researches the clinical aspects of bipolar disorder, including the strengths and limitations of various treatments and medications, and what studies tell us about the conundrum of attempting to “cure” an otherwise brilliant mind.ĭarkly funny and intensely personal, Forney’s memoir provides a humorous but authentic glimpse into the effects of a mood disorder on an artist’s work, as she shares her own story through black-and-white graphic images and prose. Searching to make sense of the popular idea of the ‘crazy artist’, she finds inspiration from the lives and work of other artists and writers who suffered from mood disorders, including Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeffe, William Styron, and Sylvia Plath. Suffering from (but enjoying) extreme mania, and terrified that medication would cause her to lose creativity, she began a long struggle over many years to find mental stability while retaining her creativity. Shortly before her thirtieth birthday, Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. ‘ Marbles isn’t just a great story it’s proof that artists don’t have to be tortured to be brilliant.’ – Entertainment Weekly ‘An unflinching and frequently unforgiving narrative of what it means to have bipolar disorder’ – John Crace, Guardian She also researches the clinical aspects of bipolar disorder, including the strengths and limitations of various treatments and medications, and what studies tell us about the conundrum of attempting to “cure” an otherwise brilliant mind.ĭarkly funny and intensely personal, Forney’s memoir provides a visceral glimpse into the effects of a mood disorder on an artist’s work, as she shares her own story through bold black-and-white images and evocative prose.Washington Post’s Top 10 Graphic Novels 2012 Searching to make sense of the popular concept of the crazy artist, she finds inspiration from the lives and work of other artists and writers who suffered from mood disorders, including Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeffe, William Styron, and Sylvia Plath. Flagrantly manic and terrified that medications would cause her to lose creativity, she began a years-long struggle to find mental stability while retaining her passions and creativity. Its about her experience being treated for bipolar disorder (aka manic depression).
Its less a story than it is a therapy journal comic, but Forneys instincts as an entertainer kick in even on the dreariest of pages. Cartoonist Ellen Forney explores the relationship between “crazy” and “creative” in this graphic memoir of her bipolar disorder, woven with stories of famous bipolar artists and writers. Thats why it was so refreshing to read Ellen Forneys Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, & Me.
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