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"Michael is a fantasist grounded in the real, possessed of a clean line and crisp spatial ability, so he can begin with a truth, and soar into unexpected space." An excerpt of @pictureboxbooks's introduction to Michael McMillan's "Terminal Exposure." lareviewofbooks.org/article/…
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CRUMB by @PictureBoxBooks is the first-ever biography of the revolutionary artist, Robert Crumb, packed with raw stories, vivid art, and 20th-century history. A must-read for art & culture lovers! 🎨📚 #Crumb #Biography
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Dive into the wild, complex world of Robert Crumb—the genius who redefined comics and counterculture. 🎨📚 #Crumb #Biography @PictureBoxBooks
Pre-order your copy: bit.ly/3EQ5wCF
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Today's the day! Dash Shaw's BLURRY is out. A beautifully woven set of stories that hinge around the difficulties and consequences of making a decision. Dash is the master of illustrated storytelling. Check out his latest.
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In the February 2018 issue of Artforum, Dan Nadel (@pictureboxbooks) untangles the art of Christina Ramberg, an oeuvre marked by a “fierce attention to structural integrity and an unflinching exploration of the female body.” artforum.com/features/dan-na…
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The comic strip Nancy, writes @PictureBoxBooks, was “always governed by Ernie Bushmiller’s private comedic rules: 3 rocks are funnier than 2; Nancy’s hair never has fewer than 69 or more than 107 spikes; the scenery...must be hand-drawn but always generic.”go.nybooks.com/3wB3XnC
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“Every cartoonist has a guiding obsession. [Ernie] Bushmiller’s was constructing the perfect gag. He built Nancy from back to front, starting with the punch line...and then working his way back to the beginning.” —@PictureBoxBooks go.nybooks.com/3uHmm1H
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The comic strip Nancy, writes @PictureBoxBooks, was “always governed by Ernie Bushmiller’s private comedic rules: 3 rocks are funnier than 2; Nancy’s hair never has fewer than 69 or more than 107 spikes; the scenery...must be hand-drawn but always generic.”go.nybooks.com/3wB3XnC
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“Every cartoonist has a guiding obsession. [Ernie] Bushmiller’s was constructing the perfect gag. He built Nancy from back to front, starting with the punch line...and then working his way back to the beginning.” —@PictureBoxBooks go.nybooks.com/3uHmm1H
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Dan Nadel (@PictureBoxBooks) on Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy, the comic strip that, in the words of Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith, “tells you what it’s like to be a comic strip.” go.nybooks.com/3I4c4vK
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Our 3/7 issue is now online, with Robert Pogue Harrison on failing well, @jewilsn on Barbara Comyns, @JeffreyToobin on the Fifth Circuit afire, @marywellesley on medieval women, @PictureBoxBooks on Nancy, Tim Flannery on volcanoes, and much more. go.nybooks.com/3OF9CPJ
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❤️ Writers and artists alike are raving about BLOOD OF THE VIRGIN ❤️
If we haven't convinced you yet that this is a must-read graphic novel, check out what award-winning authors, cartoonists, and filmmakers are saying about the book.
@samharkham
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I'm really looking forward to my panel with Dan Nadel and Brian Jay Jones this Saturday in NYC. And lots of other amazing panels too. @pictureboxbooks @brianjayjones @biographersintl
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Sammy Harkham talks about his new graphic novel, “Blood of the Virgin,” which chronicles the adventures of an aspiring filmmaker in 1970s Los Angeles. Read an interview with the cartoonist, and an excerpt from his new book: nyer.cm/1R9lHbj
ALT A comic featuring a crowd of people mingling in a room, drawn from Sammy Harkham’s new graphic novel, “Blood of the Virgin.”
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🚨Starting a patreon🥴 in the interest of finishing these books quicker. $5 for CAUSEWAY 11”x17” one sheet delivered to you every month. Exclusive content and pages from books I’m working on. First issue ships in September.
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Thank you very much! 🦯🧬🔑🪄
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Wow. An Eisner nomination for Trots and Bonnie! Shary Flenniken (@MagnoliaBridge) and Norman Hathaway (who designed and edited), we couldn't be more proud of you. Fingers crossed for the big prized, and for those who need a laugh, may we recommend
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I wrote about Evelyn Statsinger and her brilliantly disconcerting art — poised between representation and abstraction; movement and stillness — for the @spectator spectatorworld.com/book-and-…
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During her nearly three-decade tenure as a curator at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Lewallen organized more than one hundred exhibitions, expanding the canon of Conceptual art and bringing national attention to West Coast artists. artforum.com/news/constance-…
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Here’s “Forest Gift,” by Evelyn Statsinger (1927-2016), an underknown Chicago painter who captured the inner life of plants, and who’s having her first show in NYC at @RichardGrayGall.
