FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2006
"Incredible sights and bite-sized sagas of the city that never sleeps."
From skyscraper to subway, fat cats to the homeless, here's the Big Apple envisioned by one of America's top graphic-novelists--a town without pity but teeming with terrific tales.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2006
"Spirited and often funny, but maddeningly discursive."
Gottlieb, a performance poet, and DiMassa, creator of the comic series
Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist, join forces for this graphic novel about a young woman wrestling with both her father's death and her sexual identity.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2006
"Broad in scope if somewhat narrow in emotional pitch, this stands to be, along with Houghton Mifflin's The Best American Comics 2006 (also October), a definitive text on American comic art for a good while."
An ambitious compendium of graphic narratives, designed to showcase both the varied styles and emotional depth of the field.
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 5, 2006
"While never preaching, this volume makes a forceful case for creative license and personal liberty, as the artist discovers that there's no place like home."
A sharp eye for detail, self-deprecating humor and subtle, shadowy drawings highlight this engaging, ambitious graphic narrative.
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2006
"Fans of the contemporary graphic narrative won't find this volume of Tatsumi's work dated in the slightest."
The artist's second volume of stories to be published in the US, originally published in Japan in 1970, shows that the graphic visionary was decades ahead of his time.
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FICTION
Released: June 1, 2006
"A genial and funny snapshot of the Left Bank lifestyle."
FICTION
Released: May 24, 2006
"A sweetly appealing tale that's ambitious beyond its means."
FICTION
Released: May 9, 2006
"For characters who must pursue their own destinies, love is as boundless as the sea."
Though the title and the deceptively simple character drawings suggest a kids' comic, rarely are graphic novels aimed at adults as sweetly affecting as this.
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FICTION
Released: April 15, 2006
"Doucet's dreamscape is an intriguing place to visit, though it might be a little scary to live there."
A dirty mind proves creatively liberating and socially subversive, as this Montreal native finds catharsis for her deepest fears, desires and neuroses through these drawings of her dreams.
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FICTION
Released: March 28, 2006
"Whether or not Pekar has exhausted the storytelling possibilities of his own life, fans will appreciate this change of pace."
The latest from the renowned graphic memoirist offers a fascinating character study of a character who isn't Harvey Pekar.
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FICTION
Released: March 7, 2006
"An emotional, beautifully crafted odyssey that not only utilizes but transcends both navel-gazing self-discovery and backpackers-in-peril clichés. "
FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2006
"If this collection spawns annual volumes, they'll need to be more representative and timely--or carry a different title."
This grab-bag, scattershot selection might appeal to fans of contemporary comics but won't win converts or satisfy the curious.
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