"Raw," "Weirdo," and Beyond: American Alternative Comics, 1980–2000 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1892850435 ISBN 13: 9781892850430

Publisher: McMullen Museum of Art, 2022

Synopsis

An extensively illustrated catalog for an exhibition of alternative comics, featuring essays that offer interdisciplinary perspectives.
 
This catalog accompanies an exhibition of alternative comics from the 1980s and 1990s with a particular focus upon artists who contributed to the anthologies Raw (1980–91) and Weirdo (1981–94) and comics from venues such as alternative newspapers and independent presses. Following the popularity and eventual decline of underground comics in the 1960s and 1970s, this next generation of cartoonists explored more complex themes and forms and garnered eclectic readers in new markets.

Featuring 180 color illustrations, this book comprehensively examines the world of these comics from interdisciplinary perspectives. Essayists from art historical, literary, and other fields focus on the role of influential editors and publishers as well as the strategies artists employed to encourage readers to take the art form seriously. Subjects include the aesthetics of Raw and Weirdo, the punk-influenced work of Gary Panter, and the genre-breaking work of the Hernandez Brothers.

About this title

About the Author

John McCoy is assistant director of multimedia and design services at the McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College. Andrei Molotiu is a senior lecturer in the Department of Art History at the University of Indiana Bloomington.

Edition details

• Publisher: McMullen Museum of Art
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1892850435
• ISBN 13: 9781892850430
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 305
• Editor: McCoy John, Molotiu Andrei