Dedicated readers have long known that the medium of comics and graphic novels isn't all about caped superheroes. In fact, the combination of words and pictures can be the perfect vehicle for telling all kinds of stories. This collection of short stories illustrates, quite literally, the effectiveness of the medium for telling the most personal of stories -- the autobiography -- and does so by showcasing some of the first published autobiographical stories from living-legend artists, mainstream greats, and young "indie" up-and-comers.
Contents
- The Time I Met Richard Nixon
- The Day I Became a Professional
- Rules to Live By
- The Building That Didn't Explode
- Eyes!
- My Life as a Bat
- Tuesday Night at the Jazz Club
- Comic Book Chef
- I Have Lost My Sense of Humour
- Qu'est-ce Que C'est?
- France
- A Traveller's Tale: An Astounding Lie About What One Professes to Have Seen Abroad
- The Tree
- Of This Much We Are Certain
Log in to comment