Art Wars - Softcover

Desharnais, Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2924049334 ISBN 13: 9782924049334

Publisher: POW POW Press, 2016

Synopsis

In order to wage intergalactic warfare, aliens abduct all of Earth's artists: it turns out that the most powerful weapon in the universe is the violent, transcending beauty of poetry. Back on Earth, people don't really seem to care about the disappearance of painters, sculptors and other such creators - until they discover art inspires industrial design which, in turn, makes it possible to create elegant new kitchen counters. While artists master the deadly potential of their craft, earthlings are learning the hard way that art isn't as useless as it seems... while listening to old CCR hits on repeat. An imaginative and dead-on satire of the place culture occupies in contemporary societies, Arts Wars is constructed using only ten different panels - making it a bold and clever experiment in comic minimalism, inspired by both the avant-garde work of OuBaPo and the author's own background in animation.

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About the Author

Francis Desharnais is the author of Burquette - a popular comic strip which has been adapted as an animated series by the National Film Board of Canada, since its initial publication in 2008. Based in Québec City, Desharnais is also known for his work on the Motel Galactic trilogy as well as Salomé et les hommes en noir and Chroniques d'une fille indigne. He is also a member of Groupe Kiwistiti, an animation collective which he co-founded in 1999.

About this edition

• Publisher: POW POW Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 2924049334
• ISBN 13: 9782924049334
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96