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A review by greenteanyc
McSweeney's Issue 13: An Assorted Sampler of North American Comic Drawings, Strips, and Illustrated Stories, &c by Charles Burns, Mark Beyer, Richard Sala, Lawrence Weschler, David Collier, McSweeney's Publishing, Tim Samuelson, Debbie Drechsler, Philip Guston, Ivan Brunetti, Jaime Hernández, Chris Ware, Kim Deitch, John Updike, Robert Crumb, Lynda Barry, Ben Katchor, Julie Doucet, Daniel Clowes, Jim Woodring, Adrian Tomine, Goerge Herriman, Chester Brown, Seth, Art Spiegelman, Sean Wilsey, Michael Chabon, Kaz, Milt Gross, Gary Panter, Dave Eggers, Glen David Gold, Joe Matt, Gilbert Hernández, Rodolphe Topffer, Mark Newgarden, Malachi B. Cohen, Archer Prewitt, Bud Fisher, John McLenan, Jeffrey Brown, Charles M. Schulz, Chip Kidd, Joe Sacco, Ira Glass, Richard McGuire
3.0
I feel like this was a really brilliant idea that got tarnished by worries about 'attitude', but still came out rather decently.
Some of the stories grabbed my interest, others were (perhaps purposefully) bland. The articles were much the same way.
Unfortunately, I developed an insidious hatred for the dust jacket. I acknowledge that the design is clever and still plan to read Chris Ware's graphic novel "Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth," but it was a bad start. I did like his excerpt inside, though.
Favorites:
Ira Glass's preface
the article on Rodolphe Töpffer
Mark Newgarden's "The Little Nun"
feature on Charles Schulz (I've got a soft spot for "Peanuts")
Charles Burns's "Black Hole"
Glen David Gold's story "...nothing less than a bursting shell could penetrate his skin!"
Richard Sala's "Strange Question"
Ben Katchor's "Hotel & Farm"
Richard Mcguire's work
Jamie and Gilbert Hernandez's juxtaposing comics
Some of the stories grabbed my interest, others were (perhaps purposefully) bland. The articles were much the same way.
Unfortunately, I developed an insidious hatred for the dust jacket. I acknowledge that the design is clever and still plan to read Chris Ware's graphic novel "Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth," but it was a bad start. I did like his excerpt inside, though.
Favorites:
Ira Glass's preface
the article on Rodolphe Töpffer
Mark Newgarden's "The Little Nun"
feature on Charles Schulz (I've got a soft spot for "Peanuts")
Charles Burns's "Black Hole"
Glen David Gold's story "...nothing less than a bursting shell could penetrate his skin!"
Richard Sala's "Strange Question"
Ben Katchor's "Hotel & Farm"
Richard Mcguire's work
Jamie and Gilbert Hernandez's juxtaposing comics