| Description |
xvii, 360 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Best American series |
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Best American series.
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| Summary |
Collects original comic strips from American authors and illustrators in graphic novels. |
| Contents |
X'ed out (excerpt) / Charles Burns -- The battle of Buron from Two generals / Scott Chantler -- Scenes from an impending marriage (excerpt) / Adrian Tomine -- Jimbo / Gary Panter -- Are comics moronic dribble? and Skull groin from Up all night / Michael Kupperman -- Kamikaze from A public space / Nora Krug -- Skyline and Hot stuff from The believer / Jonathan Bennett -- The pilot learns to fly from Big questions / Anders Nilsen -- The Golan Heights from How to understand Israel in 60 days or less / Sarah Glidden -- Blood of the virgin (excerpt) from Crickets / Sammy Harkham -- A month of... from the New York Times / Leanne Shapton -- Special exits (excerpt) / Joyce Farmer -- Frank among the gut-worshippers from Congress of the animals / Jim Woodring -- |
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Angelina from Paying for it / Chester Brown -- Hibern-8 from The believer / Jonathan Bennett -- Stage 6 from H day / Renée French -- Diner Food from Up all night / Michael Kupperman--The love bunglers: part four (excerpt) from Love and rockets / Jaime Hernandez -- Prophets from The believer / Jonathan Bennett -- Leave luck to Heaven / Dakota McFadzean -- Red eye from NewYorkTimes.com / Christoph Niemann -- Dead soles from The believer / Jonathan Bennett -- House of debt / David Sandlin -- The Irish table from Chimo / David Collier -- House of shouts from Up all night / Michael Kupperman -- Even the giants get the blues (excerpt) from Even the Giants / Jessee Jacobs -- Elsewheres from Keeping two / Jordan Crane -- Haggling from The believer / Jonathan Bennett -- Money from the New Yorker / Chris Ware. |
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Comics for kids: Vacation and Doctor costume from Sergio Aragonés Funnies / Sergio Aragonés -- Rock, scissors, paper from Knights of the lunch table / Frank Cammuso -- Baking failure #1 from Bake Sale / Sara Varon -- Read a book and Draw your sister a picture from 60 ways to leave your mother (alone) / Michael J. Buckley -- Patrick and Big Bear from Patrick in A teddy bear's picnic and other stories / Geoffrey Hayes -- A button in the woods from Zita the Spacegirl / Ben Hatke. |
| Subject |
Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States.
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Graphic novels -- United States.
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American literature -- 21st century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Comic books, strips, etc.
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Graphic novels.
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| Added Author |
Mouly, Françoise.
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Abel, Jessica.
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Madden, Matt.
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| ISBN |
9780547691121 |
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0547691122 |
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