An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories
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Volume 2
Edited by Ivan Brunetti
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Format: ClothPrice: $28.00
Ivan Brunetti returns with a new selection of 20th and 21st-century comic creations by some of the most original artists in the medium
Comic art is a vital, highly personal art form in which change—rapid and unpredictable—is the norm. In this exciting new anthology, comic artist Ivan Brunetti focuses on very recent works by contemporary artists engaged in this world of change. These outstanding cartoonists, selected by Brunetti for their graphic sophistication and literary style, are both expanding and transforming the vocabulary of their genre.
The book presents contemporary art comics produced by 75 artists, along with some classic comic strips and other related fine art and historical materials. Brunetti arranges the book to reflect the creative process itself, connecting stories and art to each other in surprising ways: nonlinear, elliptical, sometimes whimsical, even poetic. He emphasizes continuity from piece to piece, weaving themes and motifs throughout the volume.
As gorgeously produced as Brunetti’s previous anthology of graphic fiction, this book does full justice to the creative work of Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, Gary Panter, and the other prominent or emerging comic artists who are currently at work at the cutting edge of their medium.
Ivan Brunetti teaches at Columbia College Chicago and the University of Chicago. He has published four issues in his comic book series Schizo; two collections of cartoons, Haw! and Hee!; and numerous comics and illustrations for magazines ranging from the New Yorker to Mother Jones and the Comics Journal. He lives in Chicago.
“Brunetti's second collection of his favorite cartoonists’ work is even better than the first . . . Nearly every piece is a killer . . . [The book is] an investigation of unsettling, mind-opening places where only comics can travel.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Good grief, what a book this is—a hyperactive, periodically insane dive into the archaeology of alternative comics, the sort of book you long to present to people with no interest in the medium and watch as it removes the top of their heads and gives their brains a good stir. . . . Each page has something new, upsetting, wonderful on it, which makes it, along with the equally gigantic vol. 1, pretty much unbeatable.”—Independent on Sunday
“[Brunetti] has a good eye for his fellow linesmiths’ signature pieces, which are presented as a free-associative collage . . . [and] convey a vibrant impression of the complexity, vigour and diversity of the medium.”—Australian Literary Review
"A collection that does for anti-commercial comics what the Oxford Anthology of English Verse does for poetry. . . kaleidoscopically varied [and] almost universally risky . . . . Here is all the vigorousness of a new art form. Rather than defining a time, this collection will defy it."—Richard von Busack, Metro (San Jose)
"These kick-ass comics anthologies feature a murderer’s row of all-time greats both famous and obscure . . . Perfect both for comics buffs and newbies alike."—Toyfare
"The selections from some 85 cartoonists, all exquisite in their depth and imagination, flow together in transitions sometimes based on content, sometimes on mood, sometimes on style."—Bill Kohlhaase, OC Weekly (Glendale, California)
“[A] hefty, satisfying second installment . . . Visually, this book is a stunner.”—Katie Haegele, Santa Barbara News-Press
“I urge you to check out An Anthology of Graphic Fiction & True Stories (both volumes), edited by Brunetti and published by Yale University Press. They're certainly two of the best anthologies I've seen in recent years.”—Whitney Matheson, USA Today “Pop Candy” blog
Publication Date: October 21, 2008
