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Brian Chippendale




Title Creator Publisher Series Price
If 'n' Oof Brian Chippendale PictureBox $25.00
($29.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		At long last, PictureBox is in the house, having delivered on their long-promised double dose of comics thunder straight out of Providence, RI.  First out of the box is If 'n' Oof:  800 pages of id-driven comics from the front lines of the underground comics forces.  Here is a book so packed with full-on comics energy that it will reinvigorate even the most torpid and forlorn comics reader.  Chippendale's line is alive on the page.  In If 'n' Oof, the typical roles of comic book production are reversed:  rather than the standard comic book practice, wherein the drawing exists simply to support the creation of cartooned characters, with If 'n' Oof, it is in the act of drawing where the action takes place; the characters that come into being as a result of this drawing simply serve to illuminate the power and the passion of the drawing itself.
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.
Ninja Brian Chippendale PictureBox $34.95
($34.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		OK kids, the wait is over. This mega-blast of comics and more by Fort Thunder co-founder, Brian Chippendale is now on our shelves, and it's most definitely a book that stands out in a crowd. Five years in the making, it's Chippendale's first book publication, and he's gone all out to make it a debut to remember. It's a giant oversize (11" x 17") 144 page hardcover volume printed in black and white and full color where it counts. 80 pages are devoted to the titular graphic novel that is both an epic -- and deranged -- fantasy and an urban allegory. The remaining 64 pages are chock-a-block with drawings, collages, posters and more. While much is simply pen and ink and/or pencil, this is reproduced with full attention to all details and subtleties. Ninja is a sensual onslaught that will stagger your brain as it tries to take it all in. We found ourselves going back again and again to soak up the richness of Chippendale's imagery while simultaneously working to crack the riddles of his narratives. Published by the design wizards at Picture Box.
Maggots Brian Chippendale PictureBox $18.88
($21.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		by Brian Chippendale Perhaps the most eagerly (not to mention patiently!) awaited book to come out of Fort Thunder, Brian Chippendale's Maggots was originally slated to be published several years ago by the now defunct Highwater Books.  Copacetic Comics fielded numerous queries over the years as to the fate of this particular work, and it was frustrating to not be able to offer a definitve reply.  We are quite pleased therefore to be able at last to look over and see this little gem sitting pertly on our table of new arrivals; we are confident that we will not be alone in this regard.  Published by PictureBox, who are, evidently, on a mission to deliver the comics we need to read, this edition of Maggots has painstakingly reproduced the look and feel of the original sketchbook in which Chippendale drew it, going so far as to have it printed at the same printer that printed the original book in which Maggots was drawn!  This little book packs a real punch; its pages pulse with an infectious manic energy that will have anyone who reads it compusivley reaching for pencil and paper, raring to go and testify in pen and ink to the glory of living.