Best Selling Books by Daniel Clowes

Inspiration for the feature film and one of the most acclaimed graphic novels ever, following the adventures of two teenage girls, Enid and Becky, best friends facing the prospect of growing up, and more importantly, apart.

Now a feature film with Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern A new paperback edition of the modern classic timed to the release of the Alexander Payne–produced film version. Meet Wilson, an opinionated middle-aged loner who loves his dog and quite possibly no one else. In an ongoing quest to find human connection, he badgers friend and stranger alike into a series of one-sided conversations, punctuating his own lofty discursions with a brutally honest, self-negating sense of humor. After his father dies, Wilson, now irrevocably alone, sets out to find his ex-wife with the hope of rekindling their long-dead relationship, and discovers he has a teenage daughter, born after the marriage ended and given up for adoption. Wilson eventually forces all three to reconnect as a family--a doomed mission that will surely, inevitably backfire. Daniel Clowes, one of the leading cartoonists of our time creates a thoroughly engaging, complex, and fascinating portrait of the modern egoist--outspoken and oblivious to the world around him. Working in a single-page gag format and drawing in a spectrum of styles, the cartoonist of Ghost World, Ice Haven, and The Death-Ray gives us Wilson, his funniest and most deeply affecting novel to date.

Meet David Boring: a nineteen-year-old security guard with a tortured inner life and an obsessive nature. When he meets the girl of his dreams, things begin to go awry: what seems too good to be true apparently is. And what seems truest in Boring''s life is that, given the right set of circumstances (in this case, an orgiastic cascade of vengeance, humiliation and murder) the primal nature of humankind will come inexorably to the fore. "Boring finds love with a mysterious woman named Wanda, loses her and sort of finds her again. He also gets shot in the head (twice) and stranded on an island with his brutish family. Meanwhile, the world may or may not be ending soon. And did I mention that much of this is hilariously funny?" -- Time

This is Monica, one ordinary woman''s extraordinary journey through the history of comics - from the creator of Ghost World ***AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023*** ''Pitch-perfect... Could not put it down'' OBSERVER ''In Monica, Clowes reaches a new artistic peak'' VANITY FAIR A dazzling, spectacular tapestry of interconnected narratives that together tell a life story, Monica is the new graphic novel from one of the most iconic storytellers of all time. This eponymous protagonist is a rag-to-riches character who, after being abandoned by her freewheelin'' parents in childhood, succeeds in clawing her way to the top - only to lose it all in a stroke of bad luck. She lives out the rest of her days in search of her parents, encountering a cast of eccentric characters who help to piece together her story. This graphic novel extravaganza is an unforgettable ode to the many genres that have defined the comics form - from war, romance and horror to crime and the supernatural. Mysterious, uncategorisable and quintessentially Clowesian, here is a multi-layered masterpiece born of a lifetime of inspiration. Monica marks the creative apex of Daniel Clowes'' distinguished career, one of the defining voices of the graphic novel boom over the past quarter-century.

"A brutal and scathing peek into the insular, pathetic world of the comic book industry, as seen through the eyes of antihero Dan Pussey (pronounced "Pooh-say"), creator of the smash superhero comic ''Nauseator''"--Publisher''s web site.

The author of Ghost World presents an offbeat tour of the sleepy Midwestern town of Ice Haven and its unusual inhabitants, including Random Wilder, the narrator and would-be poet laureate of the town; his arch-rival Ida Wentz; the lovelorn Violet Van der Plazt and Vida Wentz; Mr. and Mrs. Ames, a detective team; and others. Mature.

Hot on the heels of Clowes'' phenomenal GHOST WORLD success, soon to be made into a film, CARICATURE is a collection of nine dramatic short stories culled from EIGHTBALL and ESQUIRE magazine. This is his first collection since GHOST WORLD. Clowes has been described as the most respected American cartoonist after R.Crumb''. A film based on GHOST WORLD will be released in 1999, directed by Terry Zwigoff and starring Christina Ricci.''

"A cosmic timewarp deathtrip to the primordial infinite of everlasting love"--Page 4 of cover.

Trailing the success of the movie based on Clowes'' graphic novel GhostWorld (1997) comes this collection of shorter stories from his alternativecomic book Eightball. Many of the pieces are tirades, albeit entertainingones, about things Clowes despises (perhaps the comic should have been calledHateball). "On Sports" details his contempt for professional athletics,and "Art School Confidential" is an expose of pretentious, talentless poseurs.This approach is carried to its logical peak in "I Hate You Deeply," a litany ofthe "types" that annoy Clowes, from "fashion plates" to "crybabies, whiners, andsensitive people." Clowes puts his misanthropy in abeyance for slice-of-lifestories in which he ruminates during a stroll around his neighborhood orfantasizes about his fellow passengers on a subway. Worthwhile enough, theseearlier stories merely presage Clowes'' far-more-impressive recent work in whichcynicism is presented more subtly, leavened with sympathy, and voiced bywell-developed characters. If these pieces lack the heft of Clowes'' longer, moreambitious efforts, the best of them are still masterful miniatures.

This is a redesigned reprint of Daniel Clowes''s early, unsettling graphic novel.

A cartoonist’s acclaimed take on the superhero genre—now in paperback. Teen outcast Andy is an orphaned nobody with only one friend, the obnoxious—but loyal—Louie. They roam school halls and city streets, invisible to everyone but bullies and tormentors, until the glorious day when Andy takes his first puff on a cigarette. That night he wakes, heart pounding, soaked in sweat, and finds himself suddenly overcome with the peculiar notion that he can do anything. Indeed, he can, and as he learns the extent of his new powers, he discovers a terrible and seductive gadget—a hideous compliment to his seething rage—that forever changes everything. The Death-Ray utilizes the classic staples of the superhero genre—origin, costume, ray gun, sidekick, fight scene—and reconfigures them in a story that is anything but morally simplistic. With subtle comedy, deft mastery, and an obvious affection for the bold pop-art exuberance of comic book design, Daniel Clowes delivers a contemporary meditation on the darkness of the human psyche. One of Clowes’s most beloved books, The Death-Ray is the winner of the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards.

Meet David Boring: a nineteen-year-old security guard with a tortured inner life and an obsessive nature. When he meets the girl of his dreams, things begin to go awry: what seems too good to be true apparently is. And what seems truest in Boring''s life is that, given the right set of circumstances (in this case, an orgiastic cascade of vengeance, humiliation and murder) the primal nature of humankind will come inexorably to the fore.For those interested in comic art''s potential, Clowes''s work offers exciting literary possibilities. Boring is Anything but. --Time Dan Clowes

A single-volume compilation of an Eisner Award-winning story includes 40 pages of new material and follows the experiences of Marshall, who throughout the course of a life-changing blind date finds himself emotionally challenged in bizarre ways.

The official book companion to the spring 2006 film directed by Terry Zwigoff.

Lloyd''s adventures swing and bop like a tiki orgy hosted by little green hipsters from outer space. ''With untrendy straight lines, Zip-a-tone shades, and sketchy backgrounds, Clowes''s LLLL art recalls ''50s advertising illos, or architectural drafts seen through a mild hallucinogenic scrim.''- The Village Voice

Collects all 18 issues of the comic book series Eightball.

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A central figure in the emergence of the graphic novel, Daniel Clowes has set the standard for literary cartooning. The Daniel Clowes Reader, a landmark critical compilation, introduces new readers to the cartoonist''s award-winning comics and provides those familiar with Clowes new ways of appreciating his visual and literary achievement. Parille organises 10 Clowes narratives into three thematic sections and supplies each story with an introduction and annotations that will open up its complexities.

.html by Daniel Clowes This is the thing for the Daniel Clowes fan who has it all. Ten superiorlycreepy full-color postcards bound in a convenient book form with perforationsand everything! Covers from issues of Eightball and Like a VelvetGlove Cast in Iron, plus other miscreants and misanthropes illustrated inClowes'' distinctive and disturbing style that made him so dang famous. Set(x10)

Nancy joins Peanuts and Popeye at Fantagraphics!Nancy Volume 1, the first in an ongoing series, collects every dailystrip of Ernie Bushmiller''s hyper-stylized, nearly abstract comic from 1942-1945in a fat, square format (designed by the award-winning Jacob Covey). It includesa biography of Bushmiller and many more extras. The zen-like Nancy is thedistillation of a newspaper comic strip, so much so that it illustrates the"comic strip" entry in the American HeritageDictionary.

Udvalg af tegneserier fra tegneserietidsskriftet "Eightball", der blev skabt af Daniel Clowes

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Uma seleção de três grandes obras de um gigante dos quadrinhos norte-americanos. Um clássico indisputável da nona arte, Como uma luva de veludo moldada em ferro é uma assustadora e fascinante jornada pela loucura, que faz Twin Peaksu003e/iu003e parecer Os Teletubbies.Ghost World, uma das graphic novels mais aclamadas da história, traz o cotidiano de duas adolescentes incrivelmente sarcásticas que se veem diante da incômoda incerteza da vida pós-ensino médio. Essa edição comemorativa vem recheada de extras imperdíveis.Paciência é a graphic novel mais longa de Daniel Clowes. Uma ficção científica sobre viagens no tempo, amor e vingança, com arte inigualável e cores que explodem diante do leitor, criando camadas e trilhas que mantêm o suspense até a última página.