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Title:

The best American comics 2012 / edited and with an introduction by Franc̦̦oise Mouly ; Jessica Abel & Matt Madden, series editors.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

xvii, 360 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Graphic novels.

Other Authors:

Mouly, Françoise.
Abel, Jessica.
Madden, Matt.

Contents:

Frank among the gut-worshippers (from Congress of the animals) / Jim Woodring -- The battle of Buron (from Two generals) / Scott Chantler -- Scenes from an impending marriage (excerpt) / Adrian Tomine -- Jimbo / Gary Panter -- Are comics moronic dribble? and Skull groin (from Up all night) / Michael Kupperman -- Kamikaze (from A public space) / Nora Krug -- Skyline and Hot stuff (from The believer) / Jonathan Bennett -- The pilot learns to fly (from Big questions) / Anders Nilsen -- The Golan Heights (from How to understand Israel in 60 days or less) / Sarah Glidden -- Blood of the virgin (excerpt) (from Crickets) / Sammy Harkham -- A month of... (from the New York Times) / Leanne Shapton -- Special exits (excerpt) / Joyce Farmer -- Frank among the gut-worshippers (from Congress of the animals) / Jim Woodring --
Money (from the New Yorker) / Chris Ware. Hibern-8 (from The believer) / Jonathan Bennett -- Stage 6 (from H day) / Renée French -- Diner food (from Up all night) / Michael Kupperman -- The love bunglers: part four (excerpt) (from Love and rockets) / Jaime Hernandez -- Prophets (from The believer) / Jonathan Bennett -- Leave luck to Heaven / Dakota McFadzean -- Red eye (from NewYorkTimes.com) / Christoph Niemann -- Dead soles (from The believer) / Jonathan Bennett -- House of debt / David Sandlin -- The Irish table (from Chimo) / David Collier -- House of shouts (from Up all night) / Michael Kupperman -- Even the giants get the blues (excerpt) (from Even the Giants) / Jesse Jacobs -- Elsewheres (from Keeping two) / Jordan Crane -- Haggling (from The believer) / Jonathan Bennett -- Money (from the New Yorker) / Chris Ware.
A button in the woods (from Zita the Spacegirl) / Vacation and Doctor costume (from Sergio Aragonés Funnies) / Ben Hatke. Rock, scissors, paper (from Knights of the lunch table) / Frank Cammuso -- Baking failure #1 (from Bake Sale) / Sara Varon -- Read a book and Draw your sister a picture (from 60 ways to leave your mother (alone)) / Michael J. Buckley -- Patrick and Big Bear (from Patrick in a teddy bear's picnic and other stories) / Geoffrey Hayes -- A button in the woods (from Zita the Spacegirl) / Ben Hatke.

Summary:

Collects original comic strips from American authors and illustrators in graphic novels.

Series:

Best American series

ISBN:

0547691122
9780547691121

OCLC:

(OCoLC)812048057

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)