![]() Now elevated to a deluxe slipcased pair of hardcovers., these famed stories-''Ghost World, '' ''Art School Confidential, '' and ''Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron'' among them-can be enjoyed in the context of Clowes's development into a master cartoonist-Heidi MacDonald The feeble, self-deluded, and desperate were Clowes''''s early targets, but his worldview soon became less misanthropic and more painfully observant. When I first encountered these acerbic, grotesque, empathetic stories, they were part of a 'comic book' that eviscerated the medium. The packaging is super thoughtful and thought out, and of course the comics are great.-Tom SpurgeonĬlowes offset cynicism with sympathy as he cast an outsider's eye on members of society some might classify as 'the dregs.' As the anthology developed, Clowes proved himself a master of the short story in comics form.-Jake Austen This is almost certainly one of the half-dozen must-haves of the year, the comic-book formatted issues of one of the great series of all time, featuring the work of Daniel Clowes. ![]()
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