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The Complete Eightball

1 - 18
By Daniel Clowes
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The Complete Eightball collects every issue of Daniel Clowes' iconic comic series originally published from 1989 to 1997. Spanning over 500 pages, it features seminal works like "Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron," "Ghost World," "Pussey," and many more, showcasing the early brilliance that established Clowes as a towering figure in graphic novels. This comprehensive edition includes new covers and "Behind the Eightball," with Clowes' own annotations and archival art.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Perfect for fans of graphic novels, comic art enthusiasts, and readers interested in cult classic comics and the roots of acclaimed works like Ghost World. Ideal for those seeking influential and thought-provoking storytelling in visual form.

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Collecting issues 1-18 of the iconic Daniel Clowes comics anthology Eightball; it contains the original installments of Ghost World, the short that the film Art School Confidential was based on, and much more, newly designed for paperback by the author.

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The beloved comic book series Eightball made Daniel Clowes' name even before he gained fame as a bestselling graphic novelist (Ghost World, Patience, David Boring, Ice Haven) and screenwriter. From 1989 to 1997, he produced 18 issues of what is still widely considered one of the greatest and most influential comic book titles of all time.

Now, Fantagraphics is collecting every single page of these long out-of-print issues in a paperback edition. It includes more than 500 pages of vintage Clowes: seminal serialized graphic novels, strips, and rants, such as "Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron," "Ghost World," "Pussey," "I Hate You Deeply," "Sexual Frustration," "Ugly Girls," "Why I Hate Christians," "Message to the People of the Future," "Paranoid," "My Suicide," "Chicago," "Art School Confidential," "On Sports," "Zubrick and Pogeybait," "Hippypants and Peace-Bear," "Grip Glutz," "The Sensual Santa," "Feldman," and many more.

Features new covers by Clowes, and Behind the Eightball: the author's annotations for each issue, heavily illustrated with art and photos from his archives.

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Eightball is hailed as one of the most important works of 20th-century art by Ari Aster, director of Hereditary and Midsommar. NPR Books calls this collection the unexpurgated seminal works of one of the greatest modern comics artists. Entertainment Weekly recommends it as essential reading for understanding the origins of Ghost World.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683965503

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 173.0mm

Height: 261.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 528

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Daniel Clowes Fiction Graphic Novels

About the Author

Daniel Clowes is a Harvey, Eisner, Ignatz, and PEN America Literary Award Winner whose comics and graphic novels have been translated into over 20 languages worldwide. He is also an Academy Award nominated screenwriter (for Ghost World), and retrospectives of his work have appeared at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Oakland Museum, and the Wexner Center in Columbus, OH. He lives in Oakland, California, with his wife and son.

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