Compulsive Comics (Paperback)

Eric Haven

ISBN 10: 1683960858 / ISBN 13: 9781683960850

Published by Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2018

About this Item

Paperback. Compulsive Comics collects the very best of Eric Haven's singular brand of inverted-comic-book-consciousness and genre-bending short stories. "The Glacier" is about a lone scientist making a startling discovery. The volume's most controversial story, "I Killed Dan Clowes," is an epic conflation of autobio and fantasy. While driving around Oakland, ruminating on the history of underground comics in the Bay Area, the main character fatally hits acclaimed graphic novelist Daniel Clowes, and the absurdity only escalates from there. There are dinosaurs, murder fantasies, and secret wars in this collection of short comics stories. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Compulsive Comics (Paperback)
• Publisher: Fantagraphics, Seattle
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1683960858
• ISBN 13: 9781683960850
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Compulsive Comics collects the very best of Eric Haven's inverted-comic book-consciousness and genre-bending short stories. Includes the controversial story “I Killed Dan Clowes,” where the main character fatally hits acclaimed graphic novelist Daniel Clowes and then immediately goes on to accidentally kill another fan favorite, Adrian Tomine. Haven's surrealist, self-reflexive, and superbly rendered comics surprise at every turn and showcase an inherent joy for the comics medium.

About the Author

Eric Haven is an Emmy-nominated producer (Mythbusters) and Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist from Oakland, California. He has contributed to The Believer and Kramers Ergot.