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Mcsweeney's Quarterly Concern Issue Number 13 Copertina rigida – 1 giugno 2004

Edizione Inglese di Chris Ware (a cura di), Eli Horowitz (a cura di)
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Presents an anthology of contemporary comics by such cartoonists as Richard McGuire, Mark Newgarden, Lynda Barry, and Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez, along with a few vintage comics.
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  1. Lunghezza stampa
    263 pagine
  2. Lingua
    Inglese
  3. Editore
    McSweeneys Books
  4. Data di pubblicazione
    1 giugno 2004
  5. Dimensioni
    17.78 x 1.91 x 24.77 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1932416080
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1932416084
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  • Editore ‏ : ‎ McSweeneys Books (1 giugno 2004)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Copertina rigida ‏ : ‎ 263 pagine
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1932416080
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1932416084
  • Peso articolo ‏ : ‎ 976 g
  • Dimensioni ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 1.91 x 24.77 cm
  • Recensioni dei clienti:
    4,3 4,3 su 5 stelle 26 voti

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Ian Gazarek
5,0 su 5 stelle Comics, comics, comics
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 31 ottobre 2008
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Part of the reason I gave this five stars instead of four has to be that it was just so long in comparison to some of the other issues.

You get a huge selection of contemporary cartoonists, edited by Chris Ware, my personal favorite--and also a bunch of essays that touch on the history of the first European and American cartoonists, their lives, etc. Perhaps my favorite was the analysis of the final somewhat palsied sketches of Charles Schulz.

Anyway, this is a great book.
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Eileen Shaw
5,0 su 5 stelle Last night lasted all morning
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 20 settembre 2010
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The production values for the hardback version of this issue of McSweeney's are out of this world. You never quite know what you're going to get with McSweeney's the anthology that comes out every quarter and is usually edited by its founder Dave Eggers, but is sometimes guest-edited by people such as Michael Chabon, or TC Boyle. Issue 13 is edited by Chris Ware. The slip-cover alone (designed by Chris Ware) is worth the price, but inside there are some fantastic essays about comics (including Tim Samuelson on George Herriman who drew and wrote Krazy Kat - to my mind one of the most beautifully off-the-wall comic strips ever. Herriman's strip (one of the last he ever drew), is included as part of a history of comic strips, running from Rodolphe Topffer to the bang up-to-date Julie Doucet and others. An excerpt from the superb teen angst classic  Black Hole  by Charles Burns is a highlight, but there are many others that just defy classification. What to make of the life stories (of Eric Satie, Kierkegaard and others) created by Ivan Brunetti, all contrasting art with failures in love and life. They are deeply twisted and ironic little pieces of theatre in their own right. But comics are created to exhibit the deep despair and self-mockery of the artistic endeavour - and especially that of comic artists. The self-hatred goes deepest and darkest and is readily demonstrated in the work of artists like Robert Crumb and Jeffrey Brown. There is nothing funny in it - except it is, marvellously, ludicrously funny, perhaps at the same level where death is the ultimate irony.

As for the beauty of this book and the depth of its metaphysical reach, one need look no further than Chris Ware. Unfold the slip cover and give way to his wonders.
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piloo
4,0 su 5 stelle A broad selection of great artists, though not always the best examples of their work...
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 13 luglio 2013
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The quality and entertainment level of this collection is about par for the course as far as better alternative comic book anthologies go. There are a lot of great names to be found here, but by the very nature of any anthology, some pieces will appeal to one person and some to another. I found myself disappointed with the selections by some of my favorite artists. While it is great to have such a broad selection of classic talents in one package, the story choices for Charles Burns and Art Spiegelman among others, were much too limited in showing how entertaining and unique these storytellers can really be. In the case of Charles Burns the example of his work is an excerpt from Black Hole, which is fine, but not a personal favorite of mine compared to his El Borbah and Big Baby stories. Where the Charles Burns excerpt is too tame, the Art Spiegelman piece is way too heady and could throw off new readers who would otherwise really enjoy his work if they investigated some of his more accessible efforts.

There are also two or three odd articles that focus on obscure work from really old newspaper comic artists. While I do have some respect for guys like George Herriman, the material these articles focus upon is obscure and quite dull, which then raises the question: what is the correlation here between these articles and the the living alternative cartoonists featured in this collection? My answer to this is: "not much". It feels like McSweeney's included these token articles as if they help to qualify the subject matter as having genuine literary merit, but the articles are not all that interesting unless you happen to really enjoy research papers on pre-1920 cartoonists.

The selection of KAZ strips are great, and the Robert Crumb piece is excellent as well. Probably what really makes this a good value though is that it has a lot of contributors and a fairly large page count, and it's in hardback format which all around makes it a good introductory selection for those who are new to the alternative "literary" comics scene (if this stuff is still considered alternative?). If you have been around for awhile then you will be familiar with most of what is offered here and you may have even read a large portion of these stories elsewhere.

It's certainly worth picking up, but I'm not sure how much of this is new material, if any..

A couple other criticisms I have about this collection is that almost everyone featured here is old school. Most of these artists established themselves around or before the early 80s. I was also disappointed that some of these stories do not fit this smaller book size format, making it too small to read comfortably.

All in all it's a decent collection, and relatively cheap if you buy it used.
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peter cline
5,0 su 5 stelle The Best Collection of American Comics Around
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 29 giugno 2012
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The master cartoonist Chris Ware selects some of his favourite cartoonists from North America. Certainly worth your well-earned pennies, this compilation will have something for everyone. A huge variety of styles and story types is on offer and gives a well rounded picture of true expanse of the comics rainbow. Buy this book.
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Tobias Robinson
5,0 su 5 stelle Good collection
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 23 gennaio 2010
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I loved this! Its got a lot of different comic styles, so that you can really understand the alternative aspects of the genre.

The themes are all similar, IE don;t expect happy stories.
great book, AWESOME cover which folds out into a poster.
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