Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-Itchyfooted Mutha - Paperback

by Melvin Van Peebles (Author)

Nearly 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.

The 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.

Author Biography

Melvin 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