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More copies of this ISBNOther titles in the Best American Comics series:The Best American Comics (Best American Comics)by Francoise Mouly
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Best American Comics showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributers from 2012. Guest Editor Françoise Mouly—long-time art editor at The New Yorker and founder of the graphic anthologies RAW—has culled the best pieces from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, minicomics, and the Web to create a stunning installment, complete this year with a selection of pieces devoted to kids and contributions from Charles Burns, Chester Brown, and Joyce Farmer. Synopsis:A collection of the best graphic pieces published in 2012, compiled by art editor for The New Yorker, Françoise Mouly. Synopsis:“When I started RAW magazine in the ’80s, there were mostly superheroes, a few children’s comics, and the dirty, intentionally lowbrow, underground comix. And now, comics can tackle any topic.”—Françoise Mouly, from the Introduction FEATURING Charles Burns, Chester Brown, Joyce Farmer, Chris Ware, Gary Panter, Sergio Aragonés, Christoph Niemann, Adrian Tomine, Sarah Varon, and others. This year with a sampler of comics for kids! About the AuthorFrançoise Mouly has worked as the art editor for The New Yorker since 1993 and is the publisher and Editorial Director of TOON Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press. In 1980, Mouly founded the pioneering comics anthology RAW with her husband, Art Spiegelman. Born in Paris, she studied architecture at the Beaux Arts and moved to New York in 1974. She has been named chevalier in the order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, and in 2011, she was awarded Frances highest honor, the Legion of Honneur
JESSICA ABEL is the author of the graphic novel La Perdida. MATT MADDEN is a cartoonist best known for his book 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style. Together, Abel and Madden are the authors of Mastering Comics and Drawing Words and Writing Pictures. MATT MADDEN is a cartoonist and the author of 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style. Together, they are the authors of Drawing Words & Writing Pictures. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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