{"product_id":"bunny-matthews-his-life-art-and-obsessions","title":"Preorder: Bunny Matthews: His Life, Art, and Obsessions","description":"\u003ch4\u003eComing Soon: September 18, 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon checkout, please select either \u003cstrong\u003eshipping\u003c\/strong\u003e, or \u003cstrong\u003epickup in store\u003c\/strong\u003e options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder Pickup: \u003c\/strong\u003eYou may pick up your copy at the Shop at the Collection between September 18 and October 18.*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder Shipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e Books will begin to ship out Saturday, September 19.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Any preorders not picked up after 30 days will be restocked and you will be refunded to your original form of payment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFiendishly creative, sharply observant, and deeply devoted to his city, Matthews was among the most influential cartoonists and writers in New Orleans. Throughout four decades his art and writing appeared in almost every local magazine and newspaper, teaching New Orleans new ways to listen to itself and laugh at itself. Along the way, he helped found or influence some of the most important local cultural entities invented by his generation: Jazz Fest, Tipitina's, and WWOZ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthews is best known for his cartoon characters Vic and Nat'ly, two irreverent bar owners from the Nint' Ward who rank alongside Ignatius J. Reilly and Blanche DuBois in the pantheon of fictional New Orleanians. As a critic, Matthews earnestly pursued authenticity. In his later years, he spilled thousands of words articulating what he saw as the depreciation and corruption of New Orleans's cultural capital. He died in 2021, but his legacy lives on in the young writers he helped mentor, the cartoonists he inspired, and in the yellowing clippings of \u003cem\u003eVic and Nat'ly\u003c\/em\u003e still found taped to refrigerators throughout New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthews once wrote, “Be witty. Be nasty. Be silly. Don’t be boring.” That ethos animates every page. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.5 × 11.5 in., 336 pp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 color images, 200 b\u0026amp;w images\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN 978-0-917860-97-3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hnoc.org\/publishing\/books\/bunny-matthews-his-life-art-and-obsessions\"\u003eView more spreads of the book on our website.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THNOC PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48700176007417,"sku":"9780917860973","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/5528\/4888\/files\/BunnyMatthewscover_1.jpg?v=1784753267","url":"https:\/\/shophnoc.com\/products\/bunny-matthews-his-life-art-and-obsessions","provider":"The Shop at The Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}