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A stark graphic biographical journey, May 16 2013

In this second volume Satrapi continues her biography. In the first (five stars) she recalled her childhood in Iran. The second consists of her sojourn in Austria as a teenager and her return to Iran and life up to her twenty-second year ending with her departure for Europe. A third and fourth volume have now been published. She wrote these from the safety of France from where she now writes for newspapers and magazines worldwide.

These volumes are written in the style of comic strip panels with word balloons supplemented by blocks text. All letters are in hand printed capitals which makes it slower to read. The art is childish, starkly simplistic, in bold black and white, often… Read more

A massive volume of R Crumb and countercultural graphic art history, May 13 2013

I bought this massive volume of 622 pages solely for one reason: The R Crumb interview and numerous reviews of his Book of Genesis Illustrated which together comprise one third of this Comics Journal 301 collection of graphic arts miscellanea. Book Of Genesis Illustrated By R Crumb, The

This is a treasure of information for those who are interested in Crumbs adaptation of Genesis. I enjoyed the interview. Crumb comes across as the sincere light-hearted &/ light-headed former hippie which he still is, or is it simply that he is so relieved that his four year ordeal of producing the two hundred pages for Genesis is… Read more

Our Gang/Little rascals' delightful romps, May 13 2013

Our Gang was a series of short comedy films produced in the Hal Roach studios by Pathé and MGM from the mid 20s to the mid 40s, later syndicated for television (then titled The Little Rascals) in the mid 50s. In 1994 a feature film was released by Universal Studios. In the first cartoon version, in 1942, Walt Kelly used the film characters/actors from the 40s as his look-alike role models.

The members of the gang were inventive and mischievous poor kids growing up in everyday America. They created their own fun in an environment where they wereunlike todaygiven free reign to do hilarious pranks, enjoy risky adventures and practice do-good ventures. The five members of… Read more