It's: Al Columbia!
Author appearance,
December 11, 2009 06:00PM
Ada Books, 717 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, The United States
Al Columbia will be signing copies of Pim & Francie: The Golden Bear Days. Here'...moreAl Columbia will be signing copies of Pim & Francie: The Golden Bear Days. Here's what his publisher, Fantagraphics, has to say about it:
"This gorgeous grimoire is part alchemy, part art book, part storybook, part comic book, and part conceptual art from the pen of Al Columbia, a longtime fan favorite contributor to comics anthologies like Zero Zero, Blab!, and more recently, Mome. Collecting over a decade’s worth of ‘artifacts,’ excavations, comic strips, animation stills, storybook covers, and much more, this broken jigsaw puzzle of a book tells the story of Pim & Francie, a pair of childlike, male and female imps whose irresponsible antics get them into horrific, fantastic trouble. Their loosely defined relationship only contributes to the existential fear that lingers underneath the various perils they are subjected to. Columbia’s brilliant, fairytale-like backdrops hint at further layers of reality lurking under every gingerbread house or behind every sunny afternoon. Never have such colorful, imaginative vistas instilled such an atmosphere of dread, and with such a wicked sense of humor."
If you like art, if you like comics, if you like once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, I urge you to make an appearance at this event. (less)
