Politics and Prose [heart] the Anthology

We're on Washington bookstore (and C-Span 2 mainstay) Politics and Prose's list of "Favorite Graphic Literature of the Year."

Adam Waterreus writes: "It becomes a treat to take a page of art - or a simple panel - and consider how the shapes, texture, depth, and color interact with one another; to reflect on how, when one takes the time, the enjoyment one ordinarily finds in reading a purely textually-oriented, narrative-driven written story can - with the graphic form - be translated into something completely different."

(Thanks to Mike Getsiv for pointing this one out!)

The Metabolism of Rugs

click here for the book version

Abstract Comic in Mainstream Marvel Monthly!

Recently while going through recently purchased comics I got around to reading Marvel's Strange Tales #3. For those that are unaware this was a limited series where non-superhero and small press comic artists can do fun quirky short stories involving Marvel characters.

Well, in the final issue there is what I would consider an abstract comic featuring the Red Skull!. It is titled Sue Nami Cupcake and is by Liquid Fury artist Chris Chua.

I found this work to be very interesting and relevant to what we talk about on this sight.

I would have loved to share the actual work with you but I didn't want to violate anyone's copyright.

I recommend you all try to see this strip, I would love to discuss it within' the context of abstract comics.

As far as I know this is the most mainstream place this kind of work has been published.

Ka-boom!

Brief review at the Book Soup blog

Here.

Conclusion: "This is a great book for the comics enthusiast and visual artist alike."

Also, here's a review by a self-professed "not a big fan of abstract art." For all that, it has a lot of good images and a brief video preview of the book--and, well, if you keep in mind that the reviewer is "not a big fan of abstract art," I think it still makes the book seem intriguing.

Erik Colan Abstract Comic

Erik Colon, son of famed comic artist Gene Colan (my mentor) is an amazing artist in his own right.

portrait of bob flanagan

Oucha

please kill me

John Buscema prelim for unknown Conan page

Foxing

From the Indiana University, Bloomington copy of Emile Zola's Edouard Manet (Paris: E. Dentu, 1867).

Anthology Slideshow by Fanta

I had never seen this before!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fantagraphics/sets/72157621831423113/show/