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Kim Deitch, creator of the acclaimed Fantagraphics collection Shadowlandand the Pantheon graphic novels Alias the Catand Boulevard of Broken Dreams, has recruited his siblings to produce a unique, all-new "picto-fiction"pocket book. Alternating between heavily illustrated near-comicsstories and outright prose pieces, Deitch's Pictoramais a testament to the Deitch family's amazing yarn-spinning abilities!
The book leads off with Kim's lengthy picto-story "The SunshineGirl," a typically Deitchean tall tale involving bottle cap collectors,drug dealers, family secrets, and the innocents who wind up in themiddle of the hullaballoo. Then it's time for Seth's prose short story"Children of Aruf," about a man and his very unusual dog; "UnlikelyHours," a paranoid picto-story about a conspiracy of sentient ratswritten by Seth and illustrated by Kim; the prose novella "The Golem,"once again written by Seth and decorated with a series of superb pencilillustrations by Simon; and finally Kim's autobiographical "The Cop onthe Beat, the Man in the Moon and Me." This entire "Deitch treat" iswrapped up with an introduction by legendary Academy Award-winninganimator, cartoonist and illustrator and proud papa Gene (Tom Terrific, Terr'ble Thompson, Tom and Jerry) Deitch.
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Kim Deitch, creator of the acclaimed Fantagraphics collection and the Pantheon graphic novels and , has recruited his siblings to produce a unique, all-new "picto-fiction" pocket book. Alternating between heavily illustrated near-comics stories and outright prose pieces, is a testament to the Deitch family's amazing yarn-spinning abilities! The book leads off with Kim's lengthy picto-story "The Sunshine Girl," a typically Deitchean tall tale involving bottle cap collectors, drug dealers, family secrets, and the innocents who wind up in the middle of the hullaballoo. Then it's time for Seth's prose short story "Children of Aruf," about a man and his very unusual dog; "Unlikely Hours," a paranoid picto-story about a conspiracy of sentient rats written by Seth and illustrated by Kim; the prose novella "The Golem," once again written by Seth and decorated with a series of superb pencil illustrations by Simon; and finally Kim's autobiographical "The Cop on the Beat, the Man in the Moon and Me." This entire "Deitch treat" is wrapped up with an introduction by legendary Academy Award-winning animator, cartoonist and illustrator and proud papa Gene (, , ) Deitch.
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The book leads off with Kim's lengthy picto-story "The Sunshine Girl," a typically Deitchean tall tale involving bottle cap collectors, drug dealers, family secrets, and the innocents who wind up in the middle of the hullaballoo. Then it's time for Seth's prose short story "Children of Aruf," about a man and his very unusual dog; "Unlikely Hours," a paranoid picto-story about a conspiracy of sentient rats written by Seth and illustrated by Kim; the prose novella "The Golem," once again written by Seth and decorated with a series of superb pencil illustrations by Simon; and finally Kim's autobiographical "The Cop on the Beat, the Man in the Moon and Me." This entire "Deitch treat" is wrapped up with an introduction by legendary Academy Award-winning animator, cartoonist and illustrator and proud papa Gene Tom Terrific, Terr'ble Thompson, Tom and Jerry) Deitch.
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Presenting a new type of graphic fiction from a legendary family in American cartooning.
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Presenting a new type of graphic fiction from a legendary family in American cartooning. Underground cartoonist Kim Deitch has recruited his entire cast of siblings to produce a unique, all-new "picto-fiction" pocket book. Deitch's Pictoramaleads off with Kim's comic "The Sunshine Girl." Then it's time for Seth's prose short story "Children of Aruf," about a man and his dog... in a world where dogs talk. Third up is "Unlikely Hours," a paranoid picto-story about a conspiracy of sentient rats written by Seth and illustrated by Kim. Next comes "The Golem," once again written by Seth and decorated with a series of superb pencil illustrations by Simon, a prose novella about the mythical Jewish monster/protector. Kim wraps with "The Cop on the Beat, the Man in the Moon and Me," one last comic - this one autobiographical. The book features an introduction by the Academy Award-winning animator, cartoonist and illustrator Gene (Tom and Jerry) Deitch, who happens to be the proud father of the trio.
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Comics alchemist Kim Deitch transforms cultural ephemera into artistic gold. (Richard Gehr, The Village Voice)The stories in this volume are fascinating as they mix a lot more fiction than found in a traditional art volume and this combination of very strong and intriguing fiction mixed with superb illustration makes this quite an unusual volume. (Synergy Magazine)Deitch"s Pictoramais a powerful statement about the ways words and images can combine, as well as a testament to the creative power of the comic book form. (Troy Brownfield, Newsarama)
About the Author
Kim Deitch lives in New York, NY, with his wife, the artist Pamela Butler. His books include The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Deitch's Pictorama, Shadowland, Alias the Cat, A Shroud for Waldo, and The Search for Smilin' Ed!Seth Deitch lives in Cambridge, MA.Simon Deitch lives in White Plains, NY.Gene Deitch has lived in Prague for the last 30 years with his wife. He is the father of underground cartoonist Kim Deitch.