Visually, this book is a stunner. They're certainly two of the best anthologies I've seen in recent years. Skip to main content. Volume 2. Our shopping cart only supports Mozilla Firefox. Please ensure you're using that browser before attempting to purchase. Description Reviews. The Fantagraphics Blog. The best anthology of its kind. Brunetti includes under-the-radar surprises. Louis Post-Dispatch. Like almost any good comic, these anthologies flow. As with the first book, the genius of this second Anthology is in its organization, which groups pieces not by year or subject, but by association.
I always refer people to them whenever anyone is curious about the broader landscape of 'literary' or 'art' comics or whatever you want to call what people like me make. Thought the first volume from was excellent? Well, it was, but this sequel manages to surpass it. Comics Graphic Novels Nonfiction Anthologies More details.
Ivan Brunetti 37 books 60 followers. Known for his dark humor and simple, yet effective drawing style. Brunetti's best known work is his autobiographical comic series Schizo. Four issues have appeared between and He has also done numerous covers of The New Yorker.
Search review text. Dave Schaafsma. Author 7 books 30k followers. One of the essential comics collections for students of comics or even those thinking they may want to see what is going on in the field.
The first volume Brunetti did had more familiar names. This one is interesting because many of the artists are younger, and the work would be new to many readers outside of Comics conferences or those strolling the net for comics zines. If you are just getting into comics, read this or one of Brunetti's collections or Sammy Markham's collections. Just to see the range of what has been done and IS being done! At least check it out of the library and see folks you find interesting so you can read more deeply into the ones you like!
Some older comics for seeing the history, too. I've read a few graphic fiction anthologies over the years. I don't always get a chance to follow all new releases so reading yearly anthologies give me a chance to find out about new artists. This anthology though was a bit different as it dealt with older artists as well as more recent ones. I tried giving it a good go, but I found most of it just unreadable, both in style and in a lot of cases due to its' size.
Trying to squeeze panels that were originally sunday newspaper comics size into an 8 x 10 book did not work.
An Anthology of Graphic Fiction is a delicious brick of a book. Buy this book now. Hanson, Minneapolis Star Tribune. Brilliantly edited by cartoonist Brunetti, the book features everyone who is anyone in the post-underground world of comics for adults, including up-to-the minute new work.
Handsomely presented. Anthology has something for every level of interest, but makes for a particularly fine introductory book to the many possibilities of the medium.
The scope is staggering. For anyone already familiar with this turf, each page in [this book] is a visceral delight, if not a thrill, something to be savored. For those unfamiliar with contemporary work in this groundbreaking genre, [this book] will be a breathtaking revelation. A perfect book for a neophyte. Perfect both for comics buffs and newbies alike.
Skip to main content. Please ensure you're using that browser before attempting to purchase. Description Reviews Awards Table of Contents. Brunetti offers selections from the works of more than seventy-five avant-garde comic artists. His selections are arranged by genre and grouped thematically. Luxuriously produced and printed in four-color throughout, the book is a must-have for collectors, aficionados, readers of comics, and those generally interested in cutting-edge art and literature.
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