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ameyyunzhang's review
4.0
really useful sampling of many comic artists’s work. loved hearing how artists relate to and understand each other’s work - inspiration and personal relationships
veewren's review
Admittedly, I didn't read the whole thing (skipped a lot of the text, read almost all of comics,) but to be fair, this book is like 800 pages long.
I got exactly what I wanted though. Found some new artists/comics I want to check out. Glad I (sorta) read it.
I got exactly what I wanted though. Found some new artists/comics I want to check out. Glad I (sorta) read it.
smarcorodriguez's review
2.0
A perfect example of how the contemporary comics scene has exploded and expanded into a large and multifaceted movement, and yet most of it is disgusting trash and inanely self-absorbed memoir.
The comic as an art form could be the vehicle for incredible storytelling. I can't wait until the medium grows out of this memoir and surrealist phase.
There are a few gems in here, to be fair, but they are vastly outnumbered by drivel and garbage.
I don't often post negative reviews on Goodreads, but I have been frustrated with comics for years, wishing that the movement would take a turn for the better. I'm still hoping for positive change.
The comic as an art form could be the vehicle for incredible storytelling. I can't wait until the medium grows out of this memoir and surrealist phase.
There are a few gems in here, to be fair, but they are vastly outnumbered by drivel and garbage.
I don't often post negative reviews on Goodreads, but I have been frustrated with comics for years, wishing that the movement would take a turn for the better. I'm still hoping for positive change.
hogsandwich's review
3.0
Hard call with this one. Firstly I'm reluctant to even give it 3 stars because the production value is absolutely insane (this is a huge, huge, beautiful book) but I'm just not sure who it's for.
The styles of artist they've got in here are so immensely diverse that it's sort of unlikely you're going to like more than a handful of the many. There were some I just had to flip through because they were too obtuse/too difficult to find a narrative in.
D+Q has always been great as a platform for really different artists, but this kind of acceptance is hard to collate into one volume. There couldn't be any huger distance between Lynda Barry and Daniel Clowes, for example - I can't really imagine getting a whole lot out of all the exerts, because they're so wildly different.
The artists I did enjoy (Kate Beaton, Chris Ware) I'd enjoyed because I'd met them elsewhere first. In this way it's not a great introduction to some of these artists - the book seems made for people who have spent a good deal of time with D+Q and really no one else.
That said, if you've got a thing for book design - ugh, incredible.
The styles of artist they've got in here are so immensely diverse that it's sort of unlikely you're going to like more than a handful of the many. There were some I just had to flip through because they were too obtuse/too difficult to find a narrative in.
D+Q has always been great as a platform for really different artists, but this kind of acceptance is hard to collate into one volume. There couldn't be any huger distance between Lynda Barry and Daniel Clowes, for example - I can't really imagine getting a whole lot out of all the exerts, because they're so wildly different.
The artists I did enjoy (Kate Beaton, Chris Ware) I'd enjoyed because I'd met them elsewhere first. In this way it's not a great introduction to some of these artists - the book seems made for people who have spent a good deal of time with D+Q and really no one else.
That said, if you've got a thing for book design - ugh, incredible.
pattydsf's review
4.0
Although I don't read many comics or graphic novels, even I have heard of Drawn & Quarterly. So when I saw that our local library had bought this, I figured it would be a good way to catch up on what all they have done.
There is no way to concisely review a book that is 775 pages. There is so much information in this volume - most of it interesting. It took me a long time to get through this, but it was well worth it. I now feel that I have a better understanding of these mediums.
If you have any interest in cartooning and related publications, you must find a copy of this wonderful book. For you, there might be some content that you have encountered before. However, I still think you will find something new.
If you are curious about graphic novels or comics, then dip into this volume. You probably won't read it all, but you may find some reading material that hits your funny bone or resonates with your life.
No matter what kind of reader you are, you should at least glance through this amazing collection.
There is no way to concisely review a book that is 775 pages. There is so much information in this volume - most of it interesting. It took me a long time to get through this, but it was well worth it. I now feel that I have a better understanding of these mediums.
If you have any interest in cartooning and related publications, you must find a copy of this wonderful book. For you, there might be some content that you have encountered before. However, I still think you will find something new.
If you are curious about graphic novels or comics, then dip into this volume. You probably won't read it all, but you may find some reading material that hits your funny bone or resonates with your life.
No matter what kind of reader you are, you should at least glance through this amazing collection.
jameseckman's review
3.0
A collection of D&Q comics from over the past 25 years, artist profiles, a history of D&Q and some mutual back slapping "we survived" articles. They started out with the intentions of being an artsy graphic magazine with a more feminist emphasis. Since some the strips and artists appear on short lists of feminist works, I think they succeeded. While hard to categorize, you will find slice of life strips, bios, bizarre humor and some notable historical comics. A nice sampler.
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