The Comics Journal #298 is chock full of all the comicky goodness
you need to get through the summer. Check it out: Diego Assis
presents a full-length interview with breakout comic-book stars
Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba, who discuss their self-publishing
apprenticeship in Brazil, their entry into the North American
comics scene, their work on such titles as Casanova and The
Umbrella Academy, and exactly who does what on their various
projects. Shaennon Garrity sits down for a chat with Perry Bible
Fellowship creator Nicholas Gurewitch, who explains how he became
an Internet cartoon sensation, where he goes next after ending his
weekly run on the strip, and the joys of being an envelope artist.
Michel Fiffe tracks down one of the most fascinating cartoonists to
rise out of the superhero-comics scene in the last three decades,
Trevor Von Eeden, in a no-holds-barred conversation that
illuminates Von Eeden s struggles in the New York City
corporate-comics industry and the attendant racism that came with
it. You will definitely not want to miss our comics section this
issue, which features a massive gallery of Percy Crosby s legendary
newspaper strip, Skippy the first publication of these exquisite
strips in decades Bill Randall takes us through an issue of the
renowned avant-garde manga anthology AX, and prepares us for the
eagerly anticipated English-language collection of comics from said
magazine scheduled for release later this year. Plus Jiro
Taniguchi's A Distant Neighborhood previewed; a cartoon interview
of Peter Bagge by Noah Van Sciver; and much more It s a wondrous
bouquet of cartoon excellence The Comics Journal #298 Accept no
substitutes.
General
Imprint: |
Fantagraphics Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2009 |
First published: |
July 2009 |
Authors: |
Gary Groth
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Dimensions: |
241 x 191 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-60699-146-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Graphic novels
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LSN: |
1-60699-146-9 |
Barcode: |
9781606991466 |
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