The Best American Comics 2010

10 best books like The Best American Comics 2010 (Neil Gaiman): The Alcoholic, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec 1: Pterror Over Paris/The Eiffel Tower Demon, Map of My Heart, The Best American Short Stories 1997, The Best American Comics 2013, The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2004, The Best American Essays 2003, Curses, The Best American Comics 2009, The Best American Comics 2011

AuthorJonathan Ames
ISBN1401210562
Acclaimed novelist Jonathan Ames writes his first comics work with the original graphic novel THE ALCOHOLIC, illustrated by THE QUITTER artist Dean Haspiel.

This touching, compassionate, ultimately humorous story explores the heart of a failing writer who's coming off a doomed romance...
AuthorJacques Tardi
ISBN1606993828
Both a rip-roaring adventure series set in pre-World War I Paris and a parody of the same, Adele has been enchanting, thrilling, and puzzling readers worldwide through four decades. With various American attempts to publish Adele having dribbled into nothing decades ago, Fantagraphics Books, fresh...
AuthorJohn Porcellino
ISBN1897299931
Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary of The King-Cat Zine

Map of My Heart celebrates the twentieth anniversary of John Porcellino's seminal and influential comics zine, King-Cat Comics, which he started self-publishing in 1989 and which has been his predominant means of expression....
AuthorAnnie Proulx
ISBN0395798655
The preeminent short fiction series since 1915, The Best American Short Stories is the only annual that offers the finest works chosen by a distinguished best-selling guest editor. This year, E. Annie Proulx's selection includes dazzling stories by Tobias Wolff, Donald Hall, Cynthia Ozick, Robert...
AuthorJeff Smith
ISBN0547995466
I'm always happy to see a new volume in this series. Whether one agrees that these are literally the "best" comics of the year or not, it's certainly at least an anthology of excellent work. Styles tend to skew more towards the arty, but if you don't like a particular piece, just skip to the next one. Some...
AuthorDave Eggers
ISBN0618341234
The last story in this collection - "transmissions from camp trans", by Michelle Tea, is one of the most well written, insightful, and interesting pieces I have ever read on the topic it discusses. It talks about a camp for lesbian-identified women and the issue of them not allowing transgendered (male...
AuthorAnne Fadiman
ISBN0618341617
Since 1986, The Best American Essays has gathered the most interesting and provocative writing of the year, establishing a firm place as the leading annual of its kind. The volume is edited each year by an esteemed writer who brings a fresh eye to the selections. Previous editors have included Elizabeth...
AuthorKevin Huizenga
ISBN1894937864
"One of the brightest, most interesting new comix authors to appear in the last five years." -Time.com Delving into mythology, belief, and spirituality,Kevin Huizenga's short stories are based on the lives of familiar characters confronting the textures of mortality in unique and sometimes...
AuthorCharles Burns
Now in its fourth year, Best American Comics showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributers. Editor Charles Burns—cartoonist, illustrator, and official cover artist of the Believer—has culled the best stories from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers,...
AuthorAlison Bechdel
ISBN0547333625
“If you have spent a long time resisting the status quo—whether it’s in art, society, or the political world—what happens when that status quo at last gives way?
A universe of possibility opens up.”
—Alison Bechdel, from the Introduction


Featuring: Gabrielle...
AuthorLynda Barry
ISBN0618989765
This newest edition to the Best American Series--"A genuine salute to comics" (Houston Chronicle)--returns with a set of both established and up-and-coming contributors. Editor Lynda Barry and and brand new series editors Jessica Abel and Matt Madden--acclaimed cartoonists in their own right--...
AuthorChris Ware
ISBN0618718761
While The Best American Comics of 2006 had an admittedly liberal-bias (not so much a problem for me) the comics ran the gamut from conventional to wildly experimental narrative in a variety of artistic forms, so nebulous that it was difficult to categorize some of them as styles. There was fiction and...
AuthorFrançoise Mouly
ISBN0547691122
“When I started RAW magazine in the ’80s, there were mostly superheroes, a few children’s comics, and the dirty, intentionally lowbrow, underground comix. And now, comics can tackle any topic.”—Françoise Mouly, from the Introduction

FEATURING Charles Burns, Chester Brown,...
AuthorHarvey Pekar
ISBN0618718745
The popularity of the graphic genre continues to rage, and The Best American Comics is a diverse, exciting annual selection for fans and newcomers alike. The inaugural volume includes stories culled from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and the Web.

Contributors...
AuthorIvan Brunetti
ISBN0300111703
Comic artist Ivan Brunetti, the creator of Schizo, offers a best-of anthology of contemporary art comics, along with some classic comic strips and other historical materials that have retained a “modern” sensibility. As with Chris Ware’s selections for his best-selling McSweeney’s anthology,...
AuthorRoz Chast
ISBN0544750357
“There’s something thrilling about seeing people invent new ways to tell their story. To me, it’s proof that the art form of comics is healthy: it lives and grows and reinvents itself. It’s alive!”
–Roz Chast, from the Introduction
 
FEATURING Lynda Barry, Kate Beaton,...
AuthorLilli Carré
ISBN1560979542
A family is seduced by a mysterious creature's siren song that can be heard emanating from the lagoon after dark in talented young cartoonist Lilli Carré’s first long-form work, and how each member reacts to the song in The Lagoon is the crux of the story. For the wise—or pixilated—Grandpa, the...
AuthorBill Buford
ISBN0547333358
Hit and miss... I definitely enjoyed some stories quite a bit, but skimmed or skipped others. I'm always afraid reading travel books is going to further stoke my wanderlust (more out of control than it already is, anyway) but amusingly it often has the opposite effect, especially when I read stories...
AuthorMegan Kelso
ISBN1606993445
Megan Kelso has proved herself a master of the cartoon short story with Queen of the Black Black (1998, to be republished by Fantagraphics in 2010) and Squirrel Mother (2006, currently in its second printing). With Artichoke Tales, six years in the making, Kelso expands her range (and her page count)...
AuthorNoah Van Sciver
ISBN1606999281
Noah Van Sciver is a keen observer of the human condition, exploring the decisions people make that make, break, and define them. Disquiet showcases the best of his short comics work, including: “The Death Of Elijah Lovejoy,” the story of the midwestern abolitionist in the 1830s;“The Lizard...
AuthorPaul Karasik
ISBN0571226337
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY



Credo che fosse il 1991, l’anno in cui ho incontrato Paul Auster per la prima volta: La musica del caso.
E fu subito amore.
Amore grande: c’erano in Auster umori che in letteratura mi sembravano insoliti, fuori, e oltre, che all’epoca...
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