Treasury of mini comics. Volume 1

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Information & Library Science Library — Juvenile

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Graphic Dowers
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Fantagraphics 2010 NEWAVE! The Underground Mini Comix of the 1980s was suchan unexpected hit that it inspired this first of a two-volume set chroniclingthe art of the mini-comic from the late 1960s to present -The Treasury of MiniComics. The Treasury of Mini Comics charts the evolution of the art of minicomics over four decades of deliberate cartoon rebellion. This volume willreproduce some of the best mini comics ever produced by some of the mostcreative DIY creators in the world (many of whom, of course, have gone on tobecome familiar names among contemporary comics connoisseurs): Leonard Rifas,Justin Green, Gary Arlington, Jim Siergey, Larry Rippee, Richard Krauss, BobVojtko, Par Holman & Clark Dissmeyer, Matt Feazell, Matt Howarth, SteveWillis, Ronald Russell Roach, Edd Vick, Bruce Chrislip, Brad Johnson, TimCorrigan, Macedonio Garcia, David Miller, Colin Upton, Robert Pasternak, DavidLee Ingersoll, Roberta Gregory, John Porcellino, Dylan Williams, Eric Reynolds,Molly Keily, Blair Wilson, Jim Blanchard, Chris Cilla, David Lasky & JimWoodring, Marc Bell, Ron Rege Jr., Leela Corman, David Heatley, Laura Wady,Fiona Smyth, Karl Wills, Onsmith, Travis Millard, Mark Campos, Nate Beaty, PeterThompson, Carrie McNinch, Mark Todd, Esther Pearl Watson, Andy Singer, Noah VanSciver, Kelly Froh, Aaron Norhanian, Max Clotfelter, and Marc J. Palm. In ado-it-yourself world, anything goes- boundaries are crossed, envelopes pushed,wounds opened. From the silliest fart or boob jokes to the most deeply felt EMOstyle poetry, mini comics creators have been uninhibited in their efforts tostrive for something fresh, raw, and vital. The Treasury of Mini Comics will bejust as groundbreaking as Newave! was disseminating this creative work to awider and appreciative public.

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