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A review by andrea_c
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 2: From Kubla Khan to the Brontë Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray by Gris Grimly, Kim Deitch, Dame Darcy, Russ Kick, Maxon Crumb, Molly Kiely, John Percellino, S. Clay Wilson, Seth Tobocman, Megan Kelso, John Coulthart
4.0
One aspect of the first volume I loved was its global focus; the anthology managed to produce a collection that truly felt representative of the literary canon. Volume 2 disappoints in this respect, it is very much focused on western classics.
The diversity of contributors is still impressive, and there are some works I would love to see get full-book treatment (Huxley King's P&P illustrations at the top of that list, obvs). Fortunately my favourite pages did (Introducing me to Kish's work is pretty much what bumped this up to 4-stars):
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10859527-moby-dick-in-pictures
The diversity of contributors is still impressive, and there are some works I would love to see get full-book treatment (Huxley King's P&P illustrations at the top of that list, obvs). Fortunately my favourite pages did (Introducing me to Kish's work is pretty much what bumped this up to 4-stars):
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10859527-moby-dick-in-pictures