Outside the Box

Hillary L. Chute

ISBN 10: 022609944X / ISBN 13: 9780226099446

Published by The University of Chicago Press, 2014

About this Item

We are living in a golden age of cartoon art. This book includes discussions with twelve of the most prominent artists and writers in comics to reveal a creative community that is richly interconnected yet fiercely independent, its members sharing many interests and approaches while working with wildly different styles and themes. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39 colour plates, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586. . 2014. Illustrated. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Outside the Box
• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 022609944X
• ISBN 13: 9780226099446
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

We are living in a golden age of cartoon art. Never before has graphic storytelling been so prominent or garnered such respect: critics and readers alike agree that contemporary cartoonists are creating some of the most innovative and exciting work in all the arts. 

For nearly a decade Hillary L. Chute has been sitting down for extensive interviews with the leading figures in comics, and with Outside the Box she offers fans a chance to share her ringside seat. Chute’s in-depth discussions with twelve of the most prominent and accomplished artists and writers in comics today reveal a creative community that is richly interconnected yet fiercely independent, its members sharing many interests and approaches while working with wildly different styles and themes. Chute’s subjects run the gamut of contemporary comics practice, from underground pioneers like Art Spiegelman and Lynda Barry, to the analytic work of Scott McCloud, the journalism of Joe Sacco, and the extended narratives of Alison Bechdel, Charles Burns, and more. They reflect on their experience and innovations, the influence of peers and mentors, the reception of their art and the growth of critical attention, and the crucial place of print amid the encroachment of the digital age.


Beautifully illustrated in full-color, and featuring three never-before-published interviews―including the first published conversation between Art Spiegelman and Chris Ware―Outside the Box will be a landmark volume, a close-up account of the rise of graphic storytelling and a testament to its vibrant creativity.

About the Author

Hillary L. Chute is associate professor of English at the University of Chicago and the author of Graphic Women: Life Narrative and Contemporary Comics. She lives in Chicago.