Synopses & Reviews
Review
"While many of the strips reflect the respect the form has earned from mainstream media, there's still plenty of work here that pushes the boundaries of format and taste." Kirkus Reviews
Review
"The collections variety demonstrates the vast potential of the medium, and thats without a single representative of the superhero and other mainstream genres." Booklist
Synopsis
Guest editor Chris Ware and series editor Anne Elizabeth Moore have sought out the best stories to create this cutting-edge collection. Contributors include Lynda Barry, R. and Aline Crumb, Kim Deitch, Gilbert Hernandez, Seth, and Art Spiegelman.
About the Author
'Anne Elizabeth Moore is an author and coeditor of Punk Planet.She has earned Harvey and Eisner Award nominations for her work on theComics Journal and the first two Comics Journal Special Editions. She\'s written for The Onion, the Journal of Popular Culture, and Bitch, and provided commentary on CNN and NPR. She has an M.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.Chris Ware is the author of Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth,which won the American Book Award and the Guardian First Book Award.'
Table of Contents
Jerry Moriarty. Dad Watches (Endpapers) from Kramerand#8217;s Ergot
ii : Ivan Brunetti. The Horror of Simply Being Alive from Schizo
iv : Art Spiegelman. Portrait of the Artist As a Young %@#*! from Virginia Quarterly Review and The New Yorker
xii : Anne Elizabeth Moore. Foreword
xvi : Chris Ware. Introduction
1 : R. and Aline Crumb. Winta Wundaland from The New Yorker
4 : Sophie Crumb. and#147;Hey, Soph, Whazzup?and#8221; from Mome
5 : Alison Bechdel. The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death from Fun Home
33 : C. Tyler. Just A Bad Seed and Once, We Ran from Late Bloomer
40 : Lynda Barry. Ernie Pookand#8217;s Comeek (Excerpt) from Ernie Pook
44 : Lauren Weinstein. Skate Date, Waiting, and John and I Go to the Movies from Girl Stories ix
49 : Vanessa Davis. Untitled Diary Strips from Kramerand#8217;s Ergot
53 : Gabrielle Bell. California Journal from Mome
65 : Ivan Brunetti. Six Things I Like About My Girlfriend from Schiz0
66 : Jeffrey Brown. These Things, These Things from Little Things
75 : Ron Regand#233; Jr. fuc 1997: We Share a Happy Secret, But Beware, Because the Modern World Emerges from Kramerand#8217;s Ergot
91 : John Porcellino. Country Roadsand#151;Brighton from King-Cat Comics and Stories
95 : Jonathan Bennett. Needles and Pins from Mome
106 : Kevin Huizenga. Glenn in Bed from Ganges
118 : David Heatley. Sambo from Mome
121 : Sammy Harkham. Lubavitch, Ukraine, 1876 from Kramerand#8217;s Ergot
132 : Miriam Katin. Untitled (The List) from We Are on Our Own
144 : Ben Katchor. Shoehorn Technique from Chicago Reader
156 : Adrian Tomine. Shortcomings (Excerpt) from Optic Nerve
175 : David Heatley. Cut Thru and Laundry Room from Mome
x 177 : Gilbert Hernandez. Fritz After Dark from Lubaand#8217;s Comics and Stories
201 : Kim Deitch. No Midgets in Midgetville from The Stuff of Dreams
219 : Anders Nilsen. Dinner and a Walk from Big Questions #7: Dinner and a Nap
230 : Charles Burns. Black Hole (Excerpt) from Black Hole
240 : Gary Panter. Untitled (Discrete Operations Vehicleand#151;Burning Gall) from Jimboand#8217;s Inferno
251 : C.F. Blond Atchen and the Bumble Boys from The Ganzfeld
263 : Ivan Brunetti. My Bumbling, Corpulent Mass from Schizo
264 : Tim Hensley. Meet the Dropouts from Mome
267 : Paper Rad. Kramerand#8217;s Ergot from Kramerand#8217;s Ergot
280 : David Heatley. Walnut Creek from Mome
285 : Dan Zettwoch. Wonand#8217;t Be Licked! The Great and#8217;37 Flood in Louisville from Drawn and Quarterly Showcase
315 Contributorsand#8217; Notes
326 100 Distinguished Comics from August 31, 2005 to September 1, 2006
333 : Seth. Wimbledon Green from Wimbledon Green