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Michael Kupperman




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Tales Designed to Thrizzle #7 Michael Kupperman Fantagraphics Tales Designed to Thrizzle $4.50
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Read more and comment... 		It's nutty, it's goofy, it's thrizzly, it's in color, it has fumetti(!), and it's here!
Mark Twain's Autobiography, 1910 - 2010 Michael Kupperman Fantagraphics $17.77
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Read more and comment... 		Right away, the fact that this "autobiography" is written by other than the subject is a dead giveaway that this work is not going to be what it purports to be; the fact that its author is Michael Kupperman let's you know that not only is it not going to be what it purports to be, but that it is also going to be odd and strangely off-kilter in a way that you can't quite put your finger on (but maybe sometimes you sort of can – like the way thetime period outlined in the title occurs entirely after the subject of the autobiography has died), but that will somehow involve an unusual combination of prose and comics in putting together the pieces in which the core of the meaning resides.  Oh yeah – it's also going to be funny.
Tales Designed to Thrizzle #6 Michael Kupperman Fantagraphics Tales Designed to Thrizzle $4.44
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Read more and comment... 		Cultural miscegenation at its finest, TDTT#6 crossbreeds high and low like there's no tomorrow (Is he trying to tell us something?) in tales of the Jungle Princess, Cowboy Oscar Wilde, two new installments in the soon-to-be-classic™ Twain & Einstein saga,  and the epic historical meta-drama, "All About Drainage."  "NOW WITH TOO MUCH COLOR"
Hotwire #3 Glenn Head, Tim Lane, R. Sikoryak, Daid Sandlin and more ... Fantagraphics Hotwire $19.99
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Read more and comment... 		Hotwire 3 edited by Glenn Head If ever the third time is the charm, this is it.  Hotwire, the king-size comic book anthology of all new work marches forward in its unique, self-established tradition of wacky hi-jinx pieces designed to frazzle and freak. Highlights include a career high for Rick Altergott, an amazing new piece by Tim Lane, a rare full color Mack White work, a classic Mary Fleener tale, and the first new "masterpiece comic" by R. Sikoryak since his 2009 anthology of the same name – this one engaging Dennis the Menace to fill the shoes of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark – new pieces by Michael Kupperman, Max Andersson, Johnny Ryan, and editor Glenn Head, as well as a brand spankin' new David Sandlin story, "Infernal Combustion," that continues in the vein of his fabulous Swamp Preacher one-shot comic book of a couple years back. 
The Best American Comics 2009 Dash Shaw, Koren Shadmi, David Sandlin, Ron Regé and more ... Houghton Mifflin Best American $20.00
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Read more and comment... 		edited by Charles Burns Well, Crumb is a tough act to follow, but we'll give it a shot with this star-studded anthology filled with the best and the brightest from the last twelve months of comics, as judged by Charles Burns.  In a book like this, we feel that the contributor list says it best:  Doug Allen, Peter Bagge, Gabrielle Bell, Matt Broersma, Daniel Clowes, Al Columbia, Robert Dennis Crumb, Sammy Harkham, Tim Hensley, Gilbert Hernandez, Kevin Huizenga, Ben Katchor, Kaz, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Michael Kupperman, Jason Lutes, Tony Millionaire, Jerry Moriarty, Anders Nilsen, Gary Panter, Laura Park, Mimi Pond, Ron Regé, David Sandlin, Koren Shadmi, Dash Shaw, Art Spiegelman, Ted Stearn, Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki, Adrian Tomine, Chris Ware, Dan Zettwoch.  'Nuff said.  Well, actually, we can't help but add that while the material contained in this anthology is absolutely fabulous, the quality of its reproduction is, mysteriously, not up to the same standard as the three previous volumes in this series, which were excellent in that department.  This shouldn't stop anyone from picking up this fine volume, but it is worrisome.  Let's hope that this was a one time aberration and that next year we'll find the fine folks at Houghton Mifflin have figured out what went wrong and put things in the production department back on track.
Tales Designed to Thrizzle #5 Michael Kupperman Fantagraphics Tales Designed to Thrizzle $4.00
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Read more and comment... 		Yes, it's comics as only Michael Kupperman can do them.  Once you enter the pages of these thrizzling tales you can say good-bye to rationality, logic and all the rest of those old-fashioned ways of making sense of the universe.  Here you will discover that history is in the eye of the beholder and that when it's viewed through the eyes of Mr. Kupperman, well then, let's just say it looks a little bit different than you remembered it.  The centerpiece of this, the "Old People's Issue," is the adventures of Twain & Einstein, a compendium of mustachioed mayhem.  In addition we are treated to tall tales of Ben Franklin, Buzz Aldrin, and The Monkees™, as well as "Sherlock Holmes versus Jungle Boy," "Real Old-Timey Horror," "Legs To Die For," and so much more!
Rosetta 2: A Comics Anthology Jason Lutes, R. Sikoryak, Michael Kupperman, Paul Pope and more ... $14.95
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Read more and comment... 		For readers of McSweeney's 13 looking to cast a wider net, this great 264-page anthology (with 48 pages in full color) might be the ticket.  There are some exceptional new works premiering here, including a beautifully rendered mythological fable by Craig Thompson; a very interesting (think early Spiegelman) Matt Madden that is quite probably his most challenging work to date; a Jason Lutes piece that is his first non-Berlin work in quite awhile (and it's quite good); R. Sikoryak's take on the funny pages (which is very, very funny); two short pieces by Paul Pope; a nifty Jason; and a truly amazing breakthrough piece from Michael Kupperman.  In addition to this, there's a great deal of work from Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.  All between covers by Peter Kuper and Megan Kelso.  Check it out!
The Believer #17 Michael Kupperman McSweeney's The Believer $7.20
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Read more and comment... 		We haven't mentioned The Believer in awhile, and we thought we'd just remind you that it's still managing to successfully maintain a monthly schedule while continuing to present some of the most interesting and engaging writing and interviews (and now, comics, too: The Scaredy Kids by Michael Kupperman: a full-color, one-page continuity-strip that runs every issue) anywhere.  This issue features some fascinating and timely looks at monomania and leadership.
Tales Designed to Thrizzle #1 Michael Kupperman Fantagraphics Tales Designed to Thrizzle $4.00
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Read more and comment... 		You've been dazzled by his stellar draftsmanship and quirky narratives in Snake 'n' Bacons  Cartoon Cabaret, and you've thrilled to his absurdist full-page, full color strips appearing each month in the pages of  The Believer magazine; now, prepare to be... thrizzled!  Printed in B & W and powder blue duo-tone on 32 high quality flat white pages, TDTT#1 is a perfect antidote to these stress-filled, trying times.
Tales Designed to Thrizzle #4 Michael Kupperman Fantagraphics Tales Designed to Thrizzle $4.00
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Read more and comment... 		Taking quirky to a whole new level for the comics fan of today, Michael Kupperman pulls another hippo out of a hat and delivers the fourth issue of TDT.  Snake 'n' Bacon and the Scaredy Kids are joined by a pen & ink (and pencil!) circus of unparalleled wackiness in a comic book that has been "Designed to get your family through its entire day!" 
Tales Designed to Thrizzle #2 Michael Kupperman $3.85
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Read more and comment... 		Arriving, amazingly, almost on schedule, the second issue follow-up to the wildly funny and quite popular first issue is here.  We have to admit that it's not quite the gut-buster that the first issue was, but rest assured:  Kupperman remains the main man of pen and ink absurdity.
Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories: Volume Two David Mazzuchelli, Leif Goldberg, Brian Chippendale, Elinore Norflus and more ... Yale University Press $20.00
($28.00 list)
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Read more and comment... 		edited by Ivan Brunetti It's too early to say for certain, but this follow-up to Brunetti's already classic 2006 anthology, also published by Yale University Press, might just be even better than its precursor.  One thing's for certain:  Brunetti has held onto -- and further refined -- his editorial vision of arranging the work contained in this volume in an organic sequence, deftly managing to map out the similarities between artists so that each piece flows smoothly into into the other, creating an amazing sense of an innate connectivity between all areas of comics here on display.  This book is a powerful ally in the struggle to bring the light of comics to those poor souls still dwelling in the darkness.  It's the perfect choice to turn on a friend or relative to the joy, beauty and pleasures of our favorite medium.  Hold onto your hats, here's the contributor list:  Daniel Clowes, Saul Steinberg, Sammy Harkham, Chris Ware, R. Sikoryak, Michael Kupperman, Drew Friedman, Mark Beyer, Mack White, Jayr Pulga, Renee French, Kim Deitch, Richard Sala, J. Bradley Johnson, Archer Prewit, Anonymous (utility sketchbook), HJ Tuthill, Milt Gross, Bill Holman, Harvey Kurtzman, R.Crumb, Basil Wolverton, Art Spiegelman, Jess, John Hankiewicz, Tim Hensley, Bill Griffith, Richard McGuire, Gilbert Hernandez, Jim Woodring, David Collier, Eugene Teal, Charles Burns, Karl Wirsum, Gary Panter, Paper Rad, Fletcher Hanks, CF, Charles Forbell, Ron Rege, Jr., Winsor McCay, Matthew Thurber, Souther Salazar, Kevin Scalzo, Megan Kelso, James McShane, Laura Park, Vanessa Davis, Onsmith, Joe Matt, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Cendreda, Dave Kiersh, John Porcellino, Carrie Golus/Patrick Welch, Jessica Abel, Cole Johnson, Lynda Barry, Debbie Drechsler, Diane Noomin, Aline Kominsky-Crum, Ariel Bordeaux, Chester Brown, Anders Nilsen, Joe Sacco, Phoebe Gloeckner, Elinore Norflus, Brian Chippendale, Leif Goldberg, David Mazzuchelli, Jerry Moriarty, Ben Katchor, Frank Santoro, Dan Zettwoch, Kevin Huizenga, Harvey Pekar/R.Crumb, Carol Tyler, Maurice Vellekoop, Seth, Adrian Tomine, Jaime Hernandez & David Heatley.  It's simply amazing.  Comics Power!  PLEASE NOTE:  We feel compelled to mention that this volume includes several pieces that contain quite explicit sexual content; and while this content represents only a miniscule fraction of the total, it nevertheless renders this volume fit for ADULTS ONLY.
Tales Designed to Thrizzle #3 Michael Kupperman Fantagraphics $4.00
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