Unended

Name: Unended
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SKU: 9781941250563
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By Josh Bayer

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Unended follows Josh Bayer as he discovers an unfinished play by his late father, revealing his mother’s early death and his father's solo struggles. Attempting to transform the play into a comic sparks deep personal crises, confronting his fractured family and unresolved legacies. With surreal, dreamlike visuals and intricate texture, the story explores creativity, loss, and the yearning to complete what life leaves unfinished.
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Unended

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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This graphic novel appeals to readers who appreciate introspective, experimental comics with emotional depth and artistic boldness. Fans of expressionist and surreal visual storytelling or those interested in memoir-style explorations of family and creativity will find it compelling.

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IGNATZ AWARD Nomination for OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC NOVEL

What prevents you from finishing your life's work?

Josh Bayer finds a manuscript of an unfinished play inside his deceased father's desk. The play tells the story of Josh's mother's early death (age 37) and his father's struggle with single parenthood. When he attempts to adapt the play into comics, it triggers a series of personal crises. Bayer's limitations and futile ambitions are brought into sharp relief as he grapples with an estranged, unknowable parent and the play's frustrating lack of resolution.

Humans worship lore, myth, and fables, but many people's creative dreams become abandoned. Why?

Bayer's inky line, tangled textures, and kaleidoscopic colour boldly fuse on the page into comic book semiotics, flights of grandeur, and tangents inside tangents. Josh Bayer stitches scattered memories into surrealistic episodes permeated with dream logic. Unended is a Promethean quest to excavate the creative fire hidden inside us.

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Publishers Weekly gave Unended a starred review, praising its visceral, surrealist art and intimate reckoning with legacy as a triumph. Matthew Thurber hailed Bayer as a "true expressionist comics hero" for his relentless self-questioning and punk-inspired style. Jonathan Lethem described the work as "heart-rending and sense-flooding," calling it a gorgeous and unforgettable artwork.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781941250563

Publisher: Uncivilized Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 December 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Uncivilized Books

Illustration: color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Josh Bayer lives in Harlem and has worked as a Graphic Novelist, Fine Artist, and Illustrator for twenty years. Josh is the editor of the anthology Suspect Device and the author of Theth, Raw Power, Theth Tomorrow Forever, RM, and Black Star. Additionally, he is the editor and writer of the All Time Comics imprint from Floating World Comics and Fantagraphics. His style is characterized by a genre fusion tying together different historical cartooning styles with a devout punk rock anti-narrative. His comics work was reprinted in the Best American Comics series in 2014 and 2017, selected from work across the country by editors Ben Katchor and Jonathan Letham. Bayer has an extensive career producing conceptual art for various TV and film productions for clients, including MTV, HBO, and Amnesty International. Josh earned an MFA in Illustration and Cartooning in 2009 and has taught professionally since 2007 at schools all over New York.