2009 Selection Notes
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Here are Bruce's notes on what people suggested at the 2009 selection meeting:
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[edit] Boon
- Good-bye Chunky Rice, Craig Thompson: About two characters saying
goodbye. People seemed to have a lot to say on the subject and the comparison with Blankets.
- Breakfast After Noon, Andi Watson, Jamie Rich. Factory layoffs put
stress on a young British couple.
- Usagi Yojimbo, Jim suggests book 16 or 17? rabbits as samurai
- Same Difference and other stories, Derek Kirk Kim.
- Mother, Come Home, Paul Hornschmeier. (Note: interviewed by David at
the book fest last year).
- The Surrogates, a world in which robots are used as surrogates, for
everything.
[edit] David
- Also brought The Arrival. The story of the immigrant experience, with
fantastic elements.
- Town of Evening Calm Country of Cherry Blossoms, Fumiyo Kouno. Two short
stories, both two do with the effects of the dropping of the bomb on Japan after WWII.
- The Portable Frank, Woodring. Surreal, wordless.
- Bookhunter, Jason Shiga. 70's hardboiled detective story set in the Oakland
county public library system.
- The Nightly News, by Jonathan Hickman. By a graphic designer;
visually fascinating. Angry. A terrorist plot on the news agencies?
- Tamara Drewe, Posy Simmonds.
[edit] Alan
- Kabuki (the 1st): Raised as an assassin since an early age, Kabuki tries
to escape the shadowy Japanese organization. Note style changes (possibly becomes more interesting later, with more painting, collage?) over series.
- Daisy Kutter, Kutter: (2 small volumes?) Robot western.
- Journey, William Messner-Loebs: local historical fiction.
[edit] Jim
- It's a good life if you don't weaken, Seth. Semiautobiographical fiction.
Wistful, moody, beautiful; Jim reads it about once a year.
- Skyscrapers of the Midwest, Josh Carter:
- The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For, Alison Bechdel. Regular strip
by author of "Fun home".
- Omega the Unknown, Jonathan Lethem.
- The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard, Eddie Campbell
- Alec: The Years have Pants. (Note: coming out in July.)
[edit] Eric
- Bottomless Belly Button, Dash Shaw: very postive review, on lots of people's
lists: "in the vein of blankets and fun home", reflection on self and home.
- Incognegro, Johnson, Pleece: Jim heard a fascinating interview, a friend
of his thought it was very interesting but not entirely succesful.
- Graphic Witness: Four Wordless Graphic Novels: anthology of four. To be read
with The Arrival, Shaun Tan. Dave also brought the arrival, says "excellent".
- The Will Eisner Reader: 7 short stories, diverse. Interested in what a short
story in graphic form is like, and was extremely impressed with first story. To pair with: A Contract with God (also including short stories, or The Plot', or The Spirit.
[edit] Bruce
- The Rabbi's Cat, Sfar: most of us have already read it. Jim recommends
his Little Vampire (or was it Vampire Loves?).