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The Best American Comics 2016

Roz ChastSeries: Best American ®
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Pages
400
Year
2016
Language
English
Publisher
HarperCollins

About

"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, Cece Bell, Geneviève Elverum, Ben Katchor, John Porcellino, Joe Sacco, Adrian Tomine, Chris Ware, Julia Wertz, and others



Roz Chast, guest editor, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her cartoons began appearing in The New Yorker in 1978. Since then she has published hundreds of cartoons and written or illustrated more than a dozen books. Her memoir Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? was a #1 New York Times bestseller and a 2014 National Book Award Finalist.



Bill Kartalopoulos, series editor, is a comics critic, educator, curator, and editor. He teaches courses about comics at Parsons and at the School of Visual Arts. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. For more information please visit: on-panel.com.

Related Subjects

  • General
  • Comics & Graphic Novels
  • Adult Fiction
  • Anthologies
  • Collections & Anthologies
  • Mystery & Detective
  • American
  • Literary Collections
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • Essays

Reviews

"Every piece in this anthology is worthy of attention." -COMICS ALTERNATIVE   "The incomparable Roz Chast puts her unique, delightful stamp on this book right up front… She's rounded up a delicious diversity of talent, particularly women…. the printing quality is excellent. The color is rich and the transitions are delicate."-Etelka Lehoczky, NPR   "Female artists and slice-of-life tales make up t

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