| Sshhhh! Contributor(s): Jason (Author) |
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ISBN: 1560974974 ISBN-13: 9781560974970 Publisher: Fantagraphics Books OUR PRICE: $14.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2002 Annotation: The second book from one of Europe's most acclaimed young artists. Entirely told in pantomime, this suite of short tales veers from the funny to the terrifying to the surreal to the touching. Like Chris Ware's, Jason's clean, deadpan style (featuring animal-headed characters with mask-like faces) hides a wealth of emotion and human complexity, leavened with a wicked wit. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary |
| Dewey: 741.5 |
| LCCN: 2013497102 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 7.08" W x 9.94" (0.75 lbs) 120 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning author comes this sharp suite of short tales, ranging from the funny to the terrifying to the surreal to the touching, all told entirely in pantomime. Like Chris Ware, Jason's clean, deadpan style (featuring animal-headed characters with mask-like faces) hides a wealth of emotion and human complexity, leavened with a wicked wit. Jason's work has also drawn comparisons to Art Spiegelman for the similar ways both artists utilize anthropomorphic stylizations to reach deeper, more general truths, and to create elegantly minimalist panels whose emotional depth-charge comes as an even greater shock. His dark wit and supremely bold use of jump-cuts from one scene to the next are endlessly surprising and exhilarating. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jason: - Jason hails from Oslo, Norway, but currently resides in Montpellier, France. He's won multiple Eisners, a Harvey, and an Inkpot award. |