In the Studio:
Visits
with Contemporary Cartoonists
by Todd Hignite
WOW!!!
It's here and it's a dream come true. An elegant, oversize,
beautifully produced hardcover book that takes you into the studio and
collections of today's top independent cartoonists. Featuring tons of
reproductions of the highest quality depicting the original art and
collections and physical environs of R. Crumb, D. Clowes, J. Hernandez,
C. Ware and more, side by side with extensive interviews with the
creators themselves, this is a book to savor. Todd Hignite is one of
the most cogent and persuasive writers on comics and their creators,
and a Copacetic favorite. His forward and introductions to each
studio visit in this volume will have you standing up and cheering. "At
last, someone who understands!" HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Here's the official
Hype:
These studio visits with some of today’s most popular and innovative
comic artists present an unparalleled look at the cutting edge of the
comic medium. The artists, some of whom rarely grant interviews,
offer insights into the creative process, their influences and personal
sources of inspiration, and the history of comics. The interviews
amount to private gallery tours, with the artists commenting, now
thoughtfully, now passionately, on their own work as well as the works
of others.
The book is generously illustrated with full-color reproductions
of the artists’ works, including some that have been published and
others not originally intended for publication, such as sketchbooks and
personal projects. Additional illustrations show behind-the-scenes
working processes of the cartoonists and particular works by others
that have influenced or inspired them. Through the eyes of these
artists, we see with a new clarity the achievement of contemporary
cartoonists and the extraordinary possibilities of comic art.
Extensive
interviews with:
Ivan Brunetti
Charles Burns
Daniel Clowes
Robert Crumb
Jaime Hernandez
Gary Panter
Seth
Art Spiegelman
Chris Ware
Todd Hignite is an independent
scholar and curator, and the founding editor of Comic Art magazine. He
lived in St. Louis, MO at the time of this volume's release; he has
since relocated to Dallas, TX..
This book
contains expanded versions of the studio visits that originally
appeared in Comic Art Magazine,
along with several brand new installments that will appear here for the
first time.
Sep
19, 2006
320 p., 8-1/2 x 11
499 color illus
ISBN: 0300110162
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-11016-6
Cloth
retail price - $29.95
copacetic
price
- $26.95
And now available
in a softcover edition, for all you tightwads:
retail price - $19.95
copacetic
price
- $17.77
prices and
availability
current as of 21 December 2010