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Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists
Todd Hignite
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Format: PaperPrice: $19.95
Listen to an interview with Todd Hignite on the Yale Press Podcast.
These studio visits with some of today’s most popular and innovative comic artists present an unparalleled look at the cutting edge of the comic medium. The artists, some of whom rarely grant interviews, offer insights into the creative process, their influences and personal sources of inspiration, and the history of comics. The interviews amount to private gallery tours, with the artists commenting, now thoughtfully, now passionately, on their own work as well as the works of others. The book is generously illustrated with full-color reproductions of the artists’ works, including some that have been published and others not originally intended for publication, such as sketchbooks and personal projects. Additional illustrations show behind-the-scenes working processes of the cartoonists and particular works by others that have influenced or inspired them. Through the eyes of these artists, we see with a new clarity the achievement of contemporary cartoonists and the extraordinary possibilities of comic art.
“An essential work for anyone interested in contemporary American art and culture.”—John Carlin, author of Masters of American Comics
"A delightful and lavishly illustrated new book."—National Post, Toronto
"Beautifully designed, informative and transcending the ‘insider’ genre, the book offers insights into the imaginations of the like of R. Crumb, Daniel Clowes, Art Spiegelman, and six others."—L.K. Hanson, Minneapolis Star Tribune
"St. Louisan Hignite, editor of the estimable journal Comic Art, interviews nine major cartoonists, including Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman and Chris Ware, giving equal emphasis to the artists’ own work and to their inspirations and influences."—Jane Henderson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“A big, beautifully illustrated collection of conversations with superstars like Charles Burns, Daniel Clowes, Robert Crumb, Chris Ware, and Ivan Brunetti. The ‘visits’ read like intimate chats with like-minded friends, with the artists revealing their creative processes and their influences.”—Chicago Reader
“[This] book deserves to be on any contemporary art aficionado’s coffee table as well as any art critic’s year-ending ‘best of’ listings. [It is] filled with sunken treasures. . . . 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.”—Alan Bisbort, Sunday Republican-American
“Compelling and revelatory . . . a forum of top contemporary talent.”—Booklist
Named one of the Best Books of 2006 by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Publication Date: November 14, 2007
499 color illus.
