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| Acme Novelty Library #19 (Acme Novelty Library) | 
enlarge | Author: Chris Ware Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4 reviews Sales Rank: 5122
Media: Hardcover Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 80 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1 Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 1897299567 Dewey Decimal Number: 741 EAN: 9781897299562 ASIN: 1897299567
Publication Date: October 28, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The penultimate teen issue of the ACME Novelty Library appears this autumn with a new chapter from the electrifying experimental narrative “Rusty Brown,” which examines the life, work, and teaching techniques of one of its central real-life protagonists, W. K. Brown. A previously marginal figure in the world of speculative fiction, Brown’s widely anthologized first story, “The Seeing Eye Dogs of Mars,” garnered him instant acclaim and the coveted White Dwarf Award for Best New Writer when it first appeared in the pages of Nebulous in the late 1950s, but his star was quickly eclipsed by the rise of such talents as Anton Jones, J. Sterling Imbroglio, and others of the so-called psychovisionary movement. (Modern scholarship concedes, however, that they now owe a not inconsequential aesthetic debt to Brown.) New surprises and discoveries concerning the now legendarily reclusive and increasingly influential writer mark this nineteenth number of the ACME Novelty Library, itself a regular award-winning periodical, lauded for its clear lettering and agreeable coloring, which, as any cultured reader knows, are cornerstones of any genuinely serious literary effort. Full color, seventy-eight pages, with hardbound covers, full indicia, and glue, the ACME Novelty Library offers its readers a satisfying, if not thrilling, rocket ride into the world of unkempt imagination and pulse-pounding excitement.
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Floating Round My Tin Can November 1, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Chris Ware's recent output of work is no doubt his most impressive. Sadly this won't be recognized for a few years. It won't be until these chunks of story that comprise the last few Acme Novelty installments are collected and released in their full form that it will be clear what he is up to. The two books on the horizon are "Building Stories" (a piece of which makes up Acme Novelty Library #18) and "Rusty Brown" which has had now three releases, numbers 16, 17 and now 19. Rusty Brown himself makes nary an appearance in this volume as the focus is placed instead on Rusty Brown's father, minor science fiction writer W.K. Brown. The work is segmented into two halves, the first being an illustration of one of Brown's science fiction stories, a gripping piece called "The Seeing Eye-Dogs of Mars". There is something very satisfying about seeing Ware tackle science fiction. His art style isn't the most obvious for the genre but the two compliment each other surprisingly well. The novel then progresses into more traditional territory for Ware (which is not to say it isn't emotionally effecting, well observed, and masterfully composed, because it is) and it has the advantage of reflecting back on the opening section. As usual with Ware the book itself is beautifully assembled. Chris Ware is growing leaps and bounds as an artist because he has not lost anything that made his early work special yet has increased his scope as a writer and continues to invent with the form. With each release Ware's status as the best living cartoonist becomes more and more certain while his relative obscurity (considering the emotional power and formal importance of his work) becomes more and more disconcerting. At the very least, this new volume raises the bar for what we can expect from the complete "Rusty Brown."
Another Masterpiece From Mr F.C Ware October 16, 2008 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Like Mr. Ware's other additions to the "Acme Novelty Library" series this book never fails to amaze with it's superb use of colors and layout twinned with his sensitive and thoughtfully poetic writing style. This book almost literally comes to life through perfectly executed panel timing and mood appropriated hues that are sure to sweep you away into the lives of the beautifully constructed characters and settings. Always breathtakingly elegant and subtle whilst being highly honest and thoroughly entertaining, this latest volume will make an excellent addition to your other comic books or a thrilling gift for a loved one.
Another masterpiece November 27, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Reading "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth" reawakened the thrill of discovery that I felt when I first read Joyce's Finnegan's Wake. This book reminded me of the joys of reading the short stories of John Updike. Both are about perfect.
Another Heart Breaks December 3, 2008 Another beautiful, achingly sad work by Chris Ware. It is apparently a speculative story about a science fiction writer whose best-known story, "The Seeing Eye Dogs of Mars," is superbly illustrated at the beginning, and which seamlessly evolves into a reverie of the first very screwed-up "romance" of it's creator, the father of recurring Ware character Rusty Brown. Themes of delusion and alienation, As another reviewer noted, I believe that this Ware fellow is up to something really big and really amazing when all of this is compiled.
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