Daniel Clowes (b. 1961) emerged from the "alternative comics"
boom of the 1980s as one of the most significant cartoonists and
most distinctive voices in the development of the graphic novel.
His serialized "Eightball" comics, collected in such books as
"David Boring," "Ice Haven," and "Like a Velvet Glove Cast in
Iron," helped to set the standards of sophistication and complexity
for the medium. The screenplay for "Ghost World," which Clowes
co-adapted (with Terry Zwigoff) from his graphic novel of the same
name, was nominated for an Academy Award.
Since his early, edgy "Lloyd Llewellyn" and "Eightball" comics,
Clowes has developed along with the medium, from a satirical and
sometimes vituperative surrealist to an unmatched observer of
psychological and social subtleties. In this collection of
interviews reaching from 1988 to 2009, the cartoonist discusses his
earliest experiences reading superhero comics, his time at the
Pratt Institute, his groundbreaking comics career, and his
screenplays for "Ghost World" and "Art School Confidential."
Several of these pieces are drawn from rare small-press or
self-published zines, including Clowes's first published interview.
He talks at length about the creative process, from the earliest
traces of a story, to his technical approaches to layout, drawing,
inking, lettering, and coloring. The volume concludes with a 2009
interview conducted specifically for this book.
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