While traveling to a new city to see the opening of her new play, The Bally Girl, writer Oretta Adams stumbles back into communication with two old friends. Marjorie Miller, previously an unruly and gay circus performer, has now settled into her role as a classic mid-century American housewife,  much to Oretta’s surprise. Evelyn Gold, on the other hand, has transformed her entertainment skills from the trio’s carnie days into a successful career in Portapolis’ lesbian bar scene.  Evelyn and Marjorie, once lovers, no longer have contact with each other. Oretta finds herself tiptoeing across the city, trying to keep Marjorie and Evelyn apart while hiding her own secrets about what really brought her to Portapolis in the first place. 

Everything is bound to come out, especially when opening night of The Bally Girl gets closer everyday. Good intentions, unfortunately, can only go so far.

Ballyhoo — Book One is the newest queer-noir story from cartoonist Teddie Bernard. This 150 page 8”x10” graphic novel was offset printed by the author packaged in one beautifully perfect bound volume.

Each book ships with a free bonus poster.

For an extra $7 you can get an 8x10, 14 character glossy sticker sheet featuring all of the prominent (and even non-prominent!) characters from Ballyhoo. Each sticker is between 1.5” to 2” tall.

Every book is handmade—printed, assembled, and trimmed by the author.