The Comics Journal Special Edition: Cartoonists on Music [Paperback]

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Paperback: 180 pages
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books; Special edition (Aug 3 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1560974990
ISBN-13: 978-1560974994
Product Dimensions: 30.6 x 30.9 x 1.1 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #755,972 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The second Comics Journal Special Edition is as lavishly impressive as the first, whose theme was cartoonists on cartooning. Its first section includes historical pieces on "Little Orphan Annie" and the obscure, "Pogo"-like newspaper strip, "King Aroo"; appreciations of B. Kliban, best known for his cat cartoons of the 1970s, and French cartoonist Lewis Trondheim; a look at Mexican alternative comics; and the book's centerpiece, a lengthy interview with Jim Woodring, creator of the whimsical yet disturbing strip "Frank." The second section is a portfolio of strips, many in full color, responding to the theme, cartoonists on music; it presents work by some 40 leading alternative-comics artists, including R. Crumb, Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez, Carol Lay, and Bill Griffith. These strips are of uniformly high caliber, and the best--for instance, Carol Tyler's tribute to her grandparents' country music, and Chris Ware's touching portrayal of nineteenth-century African American recording artist George W. Johnson--fairly sing on the page. Gordon Flagg
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Review

I only wish there was a similar source of news and criticism about the music industry. -- Dave Marsh

The best and most insightful magazine of comics criticism that exists. -- Alan Moore

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