The influence of Fantagraphics flagship anthology of new comic art
and storytelling continues to grow with annual award nominations, a
widely-acknowledged banner 2008 that found MOME on many year-end
critics lists, increasing academic and library interest, several
gallery exhibitions mounted nationwide, and an increasingly potent
well of top-notch, known and unknown talent making every issue a
surprising, dense and delightful read. With this season, the
quarterly journal of comics will have brought over 2,000 pages of
new comics to the world since its inception in 2005. Upcoming
contributors of short stories to MOME include: Lilli Carre, Laura
Park, Olivier Schrauwen, Tom Kaczynski, Dash Shaw, Ray Fenwick,
Emile Bravo, Andrice Arp, Al Columbia, Eleanor Davis, Nathan Neal,
Conor O Keefe, Jon Vermilyea, Jonathan Bennett, Robert Goodin, Sara
Edward-Corbett, Derek Van Gieson, and many more. 2009 saw the end
of three serials for MOME legendary cartoonist Gilbert Shelton s
serialized graphic novel, Last Gig in Shngrlig, Paul Hornschemeier
s Life with Mr. Dangerous, and Tim Hensley s Wally Gropius and the
launch of two more. T. Edward Bak s biography of German naturalist
Georg Wilhelm Steller who traveled with Vitus Bering on what is
generally known as the Second Kamchatka Expedition in 1741 is
certain to eventually become one of the most acclaimed graphic
novels of the decade. In the hands of Bak, Steller s narrative
story transcends natural history, science and biography and becomes
a riveting, beautifully illustrated drama. Ted Stearn s cult
favorite characters have struck a chord with comic lovers over the
years (Matt Groening declares them why I love comics ) in two
previous graphic novels, Fuzz & Pluck and Fuzz & Pluck:
Splitsville. Stearn now graces MOME with a new, serialized
adventure in which the hapless Fuzz & Pluck discover a literal
money tree. The ensuing entanglement of intrigue and desire is a
surrealist, picaresque tour de force of comics storytelling with
strong thematical ties to America s housing and financial meltdown,
and the dreams that led to it. There s also a pirate, and we all
know that pirates sell."
General
Imprint: |
Fantagraphics Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2010 |
First published: |
2010 |
Authors: |
Gary Groth
|
Editors: |
Eric Reynolds
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 178 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Unsewn / adhesive bound
|
Pages: |
120 |
Edition: |
Winter 2010 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-60699-302-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Graphic novels
|
LSN: |
1-60699-302-X |
Barcode: |
9781606993026 |
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