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1st Printing. Signed. 340 pages. Published in 2013. The cutting-edge artist's graphic novel. One of the most beautiful graphic novels of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Presents Dash Shaw's "New School". His best graphic novel thus far. "From the acclaimed author of 'Bottomless Belly Button' and 'BodyWorld', Dash Shaw dramatizes the story of a boy moving to an exotic country and his infatuation with an unfamiliar culture that quickly shifts to disillusionment. A sense of 'being different' grows to alienation until he angrily blames this once-enchanting land for his feelings of isolation. All of this is told through the eyes of young Danny, a boy growing up in the 1990's, fed on adventure stories like 'Jurassic Park' and 'X-Men'. Unlike anything in the history of the comics medium: At once funny and dead-serious, wildly artistic, personal and political, familiar and completely new" (Publisher's blurb). Family, sibling rivalry, and alienation are American graphic-novel themes. The most brilliant graphic artist of his generation, Dash Shaw re-tells familiar stories with fresh twists. Already, his graphic style is inimitably and recognizably his own: Brooding, dark, fantastical. An absolute "must-have" title for Dash Shaw collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (in the month and year of publication) in silver pen-marker on the blank page opposite the title page by the author/artist: "Dash Shaw '13 9/22 NYC". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. He also drew Danny and his older brother Luke above his signature. For every copy that he signed, Shaw added a unique drawing, never repeating himself. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, placed, and publication-month dated copy (with original drawing) of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. A rare signed copy thus. Hundreds of color plates. One of the most brilliant American graphic artist/novelists of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COPY OF THIS TITLE IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 1606996444. Seller Inventory # 18466
Bibliographic Details
Title: NEW SCHOOL: DANNY AND LUKE ORIGINAL DRAWING ...
Publisher: Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, 2013
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: None, As Issued
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: 1st Edition.
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