The Best American Comics 2012

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When I started RAW magazine in the ’80s, there were mostly superheroes, a few children’s comics, and the dirty, intentionally lowbrow, underground comix. And now, comics can tackle any topic. ?Francoise Mouly, from the IntroductionFEATURING Charles Burns, Chester Brown, Joyce Farmer, Chris Ware, Gary Panter, Sergio Aragones, Christoph Niemann, Adrian Tomine, Sarah Varon, and others.This year with a sampler of comics for kids!▶미리보기https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=UE_NRyv0m6MC&printsec=frontcover&hl=ko&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Foreword by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden

Introduction by Francoise Mouly

Contents

Jessica Abel and Matt Madden
? Foreword

Francoise Mouly
? Introduction

Charles Burns
X’ed Out (Excerpt)

Scott Chantler
The Battle of Buron from Two Generals

Adrian Tomine
Scenes from an Impending Marriage (Excerpt)

Gary Panter
Jimbo

Michael Kupperman
Are Comics Moronic Dribble? and Skull Groin from Up All Night

Nora Krug
Kamikaze from A Public Space

Jonathan Bennett
Skyline and Hot Stuff from The Believer

Anders Nilsen
The Pilot Learns to Fly from Big Questions

Sarah Glidden
The Golan Heights from How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less

Sammy Harkham
Blood of the Virgin (Excerpt) from Crickets

Leanne Shapton
A Month Of . . . from the New York Times

Joyce Farmer
Special Exits (Excerpt)

Jim Woodring
Frank Among the Gut-Worshippers from Congress of the Animals

Chester Brown
Angelina from Paying for It

Jonathan Bennett
Hibern-8 from The Believer

Renee French
Stage 6 from H Day

Michael Kupperman
Diner Food from Up All Night

Jaime Hernandez
The Love Bunglers: Part Four (Excerpt) from Love and Rockets

Jonathan Bennett
Prophets from The Believer

Dakota McFadzean
Leave Luck to Heaven

Christoph Niemann
Red Eye from NewYorkTimes.com

Jonathan Bennett
Dead Soles from The Believer

David Sandlin
House of Debt

David Collier
The Irish Table from Chimo

Michael Kupperman
House of Shouts from Up All Night

Jesse Jacobs
Even the Giants Get the Blues (Excerpt) from Even the Giants

Jordan Crane
Elsewheres from Keeping Two

Jonathan Bennett
Haggling from The Believer

Chris Ware
Money from The New Yorker

Comics for Kids

Notable Comics from September 1, 2010, to August 31, 2011

Key to the Introduction