Mome Spring 2011: Vol. 22 (MOME GN) - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 160699395X ISBN 13: 9781606993958

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, 2011

Synopsis

Mome (m›m), n. Archaic, a fool; blockhead. The influence of Fantagraphics’ flagship quarterly anthology of new comic art and storytelling continues to grow. Celebrating it’s fifth anniversary in 2010, the series has published over 2,000 pages of comics in its half-decade of existence, becoming a staple for those eager to discover what’s new in the world of literary comics. Mome showcases the best new talent of this decade’s ascendant cartoon generation, alongside work from some of North America and Europe’s most respected creators. Recent contributors of short stories to Mome include: Gilbert Hernandez, Dave Cooper, Ivan Brun, Josh Simmons, Lilli Carre, Nicolas Mahler, Laura Park, Olivier Schrauwen, Tom Kaczynski, Dash Shaw, Ray Fenwick, Andrice Arp, Eleanor Davis, Nathan Neal, Conor O’Keefe, Derek Van Gieson, Jon Vermilyea, Frank Santoro, Ben Jones, Rick Froberg, Kamagurka & Seele, Robert Goodin, Sara Edward-Corbett and many more. It’s also become a springboard for solo anthologies (John Pham’s Sublife, Dash Shaw’s Unclothed Man in the 35th Century, A.D.)

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Product Description

Rare Book

Review

The premier journal of innovative comic art currently being published.

Mome may be the best contemporary survey of the current graphic scene... If you have peepers, you should take 'em out and use 'em.--Thurston Moore and Byron Coley

Mome helps me stay on top of the coolest cartoonists in the industry.--Whitney Matheson ""Pop Candy" "

Edition details

• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 160699395X
• ISBN 13: 9781606993958
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Reynolds Eric