{"product_id":"jump-start-paperback-4","title":"Jump Start - 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\u003eRobb Armstrong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"\"He does wonderful work. A strip needs good characters-and that's what \u003ci\u003eJump Start\u003c\/i\u003e has.\"\"-Charles Schulz, creator of \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Joe and Marcy Cobb are the quintessential young married couple complete with a baby, two busy careers, and eccentric parents. An eminently likable pair, Joe and Marcy juggle their relationship, their jobs-he's a police officer, she's a nurse-and raising their daughter, Sunny. Robb Armstrong's characters are so popular that many readers of \u003ci\u003eJump Start\u003c\/i\u003e tell him that they identify with the Cobbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In fact, \u003ci\u003eJump Start\u003c\/i\u003e features issues familiar to readers of all colors. From buying a home to volunteer work to handling the demands of parents and baby, Joe and Marcy manage life's challenges with aplomb. \"\"Don't say that word, Sunny \"\" Joe intones, correcting their daughter's newly discovered use of foul language. \"\"Bad, bad, bad, bad,\"\" corrects Marcy in agreement. In the next frame, however, Sunny's trash-talking up a storm in church. \"\"Next time we won't react so strongly,\"\" Joe says, embarrassed. \"\"It's too late for next time,\"\" says Marcy, cringing in the pew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Still, Armstrong approaches many African-American-specific issues and does so in a decidedly humorous way, and he bases the strip on his own life. While discussing a movie they've heard everyone likes, Marcy tells Joe, \"\"It's a shoo-in to get overlooked for an Oscar \"\" To which Joe responds, \"\"That good, huh?\"\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Robb Armstrong offers a unique perspective that strikes a chord with audiences hungry for a positive, authentic portrayal of middle-class African-Americans. \u003ci\u003eJump Start\u003c\/i\u003e's humor crosses all lines because it's just that: appealing, realistic, and downright funny \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8.98 x 8.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47295235621113,"sku":"9780836236613","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aTJ5R2I3eFdjaWZiUGVjQ08vRHRFdz09.webp?v=1769199405","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/jump-start-paperback-4","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}