Sundry's review
The Best American Comics 2007 (Best American TM)
by Anne Elizabeth Moore
Sundry's review
The Best American Comics 2007 (Best American TM) by Anne Elizabeth Moore
Sundry's review
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graphic
recommended for: Bluebard, anyone interested in exploring graphic narratives
If it were more consistent, I would easily give this collection 4 or 5 stars. Some of it is just wonderful. But the stuff I don't like I don't like almost passionately!
It shouldn't surprise me given that I recently read Chris Ware's book Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth, and I wasn't too taken with that. The strips I don't like in this collection are the ones that deal with dreams, which was part of what I found disconcerting in JC.
That said, this collection did turn me on to a few artists whose work I am definitely going to find more of. Especially Miriam Katin, Dan Zettwoch and Seth. Lynda Barry I already knew, and it was good to see her included. Also enjoyed R. Crumb's contribution and the R. Crumb-like Kim Dietch's strip.
It shouldn't surprise me given that I recently read Chris Ware's book Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth, and I wasn't too taken with that. The strips I don't like in this collection are the ones that deal with dreams, which was part of what I found disconcerting in JC.
That said, this collection did turn me on to a few artists whose work I am definitely going to find more of. Especially Miriam Katin, Dan Zettwoch and Seth. Lynda Barry I already knew, and it was good to see her included. Also enjoyed R. Crumb's contribution and the R. Crumb-like Kim Dietch's strip.
