Topshelf Comix has some very enthusiastic endorsements behind its upcoming title, including Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell, and Jeff Smith.From the press release:
"Craig Thompson has drawn us a generous gift: a book which explores the ways people love, hurt and struggle to heal themselves and each other. Sure, "Chunky Rice" is a superb piece of cartooning!
"In a single bound, Thompson has joined the front rank of American cartoonists. But more importantly, it is profoundly humane, heartbreakingly moving and utterly utterly loveable. Even if he never draws another line, this book has earned him a place in my personal top ten. But if, as I hope, this proves to be the first in a long line of Craig Thompson masterpieces, the world of comics will be a more beautiful place. " DYLAN HORROCKS, Creator of HICKSVILLE and PICKLE
With these kinds of endorsements, how can you go wrong!? GOOD-BYE, CHUNKY RICE, the stunning graphic novel debut from Craig Thompson, is quite simply, an absolutely essential tome for every graphic novel reader. This book will dazzle your senses with its Seussian cast of characters and lush cartoony brushwork.
A quiet picture novella of a small turtle, Chunky Rice, leaving his home and his mouse friend, Dandel. His is the classic journey to find one's self, and the deeper meaning of life. This graphic novel is a beauty and is perfect for all audiences.
Comic book industry giant and Native American history buff Roy completed the book before his death in 1996. Roy, who helped found a museum for Native American and Eskimo art, and draw the acclaimed Native American lore Sunday strip 'Akwas,' produced 'Screaming Eagle' with writer Scott Deschaine and grey tone artist Kimi Weart.
The book is published in a sturdy and impressive hardbound volume, for only $19.95!
Eichhorn is the Tough Guy among comics self-chroniclers (although his mentor Harvey Pekar has also been known to throw his fists around...) A comic of his might feature fist fights or shooting up-- but there was always a little bit of Elvis in every issue.
In SILLY DADDY #20, Denise informs us of a surprising turnabout to this situation-- '2 months after we broke up, Joe (Chips) started studying the Bible & then going to church. A month after that, we were dating again, & 6 months after that...' Says Joe, 'We got married!'
Although a skeptic about religeon, I'm happy and hopeful for Joe. His work has always portrayed his yearning for emotional fulfillment, and he has often attempted to codify principles for an orderly and fulfilling life. He may have what W. Somerset Maugham called a 'talent' for belief.
But what of his talent for art? Issue 20 is overrun with passages of scripture replacing most of Joe's own philosophical musings. Has he chosen a religeous community that tolerates individual expression, or one that mistakens it for the 'sin' of pride?
Joe Chiappetta
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sillydaddy@wraithspace.com
$55 per page-- ORIGINAL ARTWORK from the award-winning science fiction series FINDER, issues 1-7. Covers are more, incidental art is less.
$15.95 each-- PREORDER trade paperback #1! For all those who missed it-- ships in September, but order now and you get it signed and hot off the presses!
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