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Original Art: Daniel Clowes (The Fantagraphics Studio Edition)

By Daniel Clowes
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Original Art: Daniel Clowes showcases nearly 30 years of Clowes's comics art, including work from his influential anthology Eightball and bestselling graphic novel Patience. This volume reproduces over 150 pages as exact facsimiles of the original art, revealing every detail of his cartooning process. With new covers, endpapers, unpublished pages from an abandoned graphic novel, and an illustrated glossary of obsolete production techniques, it offers a unique glimpse into Clowes's creative journey.
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Ideal for fans of graphic novels, comic art collectors, and those interested in the craft behind acclaimed comics. Readers seeking in-depth insight into Daniel Clowes's creative methods will find this volume invaluable.

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Original Art: Daniel Clowes turns the spotlight on one of the medium's most dynamic creators. A vital entry of the Fantagraphics Studio Edition series, this volume draws from Clowes's nearly 30 years of comics art, ranging from his seminal one-man anthology, Eightball (in which Ghost World was originally serialized), to his most recent graphic novel, 2016's best-selling time travel thriller, Patience.

The edition features over 150 pages of art from 1989–present, each reproduced as exact facsimiles of the original to best showcase every detail of the artist's cartooning process. The book also includes new covers, endpapers, and other surprises from Clowes, including five unpublished pages of an abandoned graphic novel and an illustrated glossary of obsolete production techniques used for their original publication.

The book also includes several tipped-in pages of clear acetate and vellum to perfectly approximate some of these production processes, making this a one-of-a-kind art object. Carefully curated by the artist himself, many of these pages have hung in museums around the country, and now you can enjoy them in your own library.

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Original Art: Daniel Clowes immerses readers in Clowes' artistic process, featuring museum-quality reproductions and previously unseen works. It draws from his seminal and bestselling comics, providing perspectives unavailable in the finished books, according to "Diablo Magazine."

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683962588

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 February 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 128 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 440.0mm

Height: 610.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 128

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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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