Sun, 29 Jan 2006
Comics, Graphic Novels, Manga
ed. Byron Preiss, Howard Zimmerman,
Year's Best Graphic Novels, Comics and Manga
St, Martin's Press
This is a nice treat for comic and manga lovers as well as
people interested in illustration generally. If you're already
a fan then this book might point you towards things you might like
to buy and if you're just vaguely interested, it gives quite a
number of nice samples of different people's work on something
like comic book paper and with lots of colour.
Graphic novel fans might not be quite as impressed as they're
used to glossy productions and there seem to be no examples of
French work and there is a very rich and long time running
graphic novel scene there.
Anyway, it is a nice sampling, with all sorts of styles on
show, from humorous to scarey, and from uplifting to vaguely
psychotic. Also, the variety of drawing and presentation
styles is interesting and even exciting. There is a lot of talent
on show.
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