GRAPHIC FICTION, CARTOONS, & TRUE STORIES. An Anthology
first edition Hardcover
2006 · New Haven / London
by Brunetti, Ivan, Editor
New Haven / London: Yale University Press, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 75 illustrators, including Charles Schultz, R. Crumb and much more. 4to. Comic art is a vital, highly personal art form in which changeârapid and unpredictableâis the norm. In this new anthology, comic artist Ivan Brunetti focuses on very recent works by contemporary artists engaged in this world of change. These outstanding cartoonists, selected by Brunetti for their graphic sophistication and literary style, are both expanding and transforming the vocabulary of their genre. The book presents contemporary art comics produced by 75 artists, along with some classic comic strips and other related fine art and historical materials. Brunetti arranges the book to reflect the creative process itself, connecting stories and art to each other in surprising ways: nonlinear, elliptical, sometimes whimsical, even poetic. He emphasizes continuity from piece to piece, weaving themes and motifs throughout the volume. As gorgeously produced as Brunetti's previous anthology of graphic fiction, this book does full justice to the creative work of Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, Gary Panter, and the other prominent or emerging comic artists who are currently at work at the cutting edge of their medium. 400 pages. Each page is fully illustrated. (Inventory #: 13334)