Cosplayers

Shaw, Dash

ISBN 10: 1606999486 / ISBN 13: 9781606999486

Published by Fantagraphics Books (edition 1), 2016

With dust jacket. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience. Seller Inventory # 1606999486-11-1-29

Synopsis:

A CELEBRATION OF AND MEDITATION ON OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH POP CULTURE

COSPLAYERS is cartoonist Dash Shaw's ode to that defining element of fandom, the 'costume play' popular at so many comic conventions.

Artfully celebrating both the culture's obvious theatricality and uniquely D.I.Y. beauty, as well as its often awkward conflation of fantasy and reality, Cosplayers explores these delicate psychological balancing acts via a series of seven interconnected short stories surrounding two talented young women who combine their love of cosplaying with their love of social media and film in order to deepen their relationship with the popular culture they celebrate.

Cosplayers depicts their stories in an affectionately funny way, celebrating how much more inclusive and humanistic fandom can be than most of the stories and characters it is built upon. Featuring plenty of easter eggs for fans of the broader culture, as well as being the perfect entry point for those completely befuddled by it, Cosplayers is another distinctive, instant classic from one of the most acclaimed voices of his generation. It will be released around the same time as Shaw's feature directorial debut, the independent animated feature My Entire High School… Sinking into the Sea starring the voice talents of Jason Schwartzman, Lena Dunham, Reggie Watts, Maya Rudolph and Susan Sarandon.

About the Author: Dash Shaw was born in Los Angeles in 1983 and lives in Brooklyn, NY. His books include Bottomless Bully Button and The Unclothed Man in the 35th Century A.D. He is the writer of an animated feature film, The Ruined Cast and the author of four previous graphic novels including New School (2013) and Doctors.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cosplayers
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books (edition 1)
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1.