Dumbest Idea Ever
by Jimmy Gownley
A graphic novel memoir about how comic book creator Jimmy Gownley turned his love of comics into a career, even when everyone told him it was the dumbest idea ever. This inspiring true story shows how following your passion can lead to success.
6+ GradeGraphic Novels
About Jimmy Gownley
Jimmy Gownley is an American comic book writer/artist best known for his award winning comic book Amelia Rules!. He grew up in the small town of Girardville, Pennsylvania and started to write and draw his own comics at an early age. His first published work was Shades of Gray, which he self-published. Two issues, self-distributed in an edition of about 100 copies, were published in 1988-89 while the artist was still in high school. Twelve additional issues, starting over with #1 (1993) and titled Shades of Gray Comics and Stories, had national distribution in the low thousands of copies, with color covers and black and white interior art. Gownley called his publishing company Lady Luck, Ltd.
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