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Yeah, it's OK to read comics! I mean, "graphic fiction." Yale University Press said it's OK. This diverse and enjoyable anthology is another contribution to the mainstreaming of comics and its belated recognition as a legitamate art form. Editor Brunetti pulls together an impressive array of names, from forefathers like Charles Schultz to pioneers like Robert Crumb (possibly the most important comics figures of the past 40 years) and Art Speilgman to more recent talents like Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, and Joe Sacco. Of course, his selection is somewhat subjective and most readers will quibble with at least some inclusions. At its worst, graphic fiction is badly drawn and seems little more than a parade of the author's neuroses and boring preoccupations. I don't know how guys like James Kochalka and Jeffry Brown got in. And where's Winsor "Little Nemo" McCay? But part of the function of such an anthology is to generate debate. A valuable, provocative collection that will no doubt find its way into emerging comics as lit classes.
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lukas, May 25, 2007
Yeah, it's OK to read comics! I mean, "graphic fiction." Yale University Press said it's OK. This diverse and enjoyable anthology is another contribution to the mainstreaming of comics and its belated recognition as a legitamate art form. Editor Brunetti pulls together an impressive array of names, from forefathers like Charles Schultz to pioneers like Robert Crumb (possibly the most important comics figures of the past 40 years) and Art Speilgman to more recent talents like Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, and Joe Sacco. Of course, his selection is somewhat subjective and most readers will quibble with at least some inclusions. At its worst, graphic fiction is badly drawn and seems little more than a parade of the author's neuroses and boring preoccupations. I don't know how guys like James Kochalka and Jeffry Brown got in. And where's Winsor "Little Nemo" McCay? But part of the function of such an anthology is to generate debate. A valuable, provocative collection that will no doubt find its way into emerging comics as lit classes.Terms and Conditions
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