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...Comix Grandmaster Will Eisner continues on a publishing schedule that shames people less than half his age. He has two new books coming out, beginning with "Moby-Dick," (NBM Publishing) in September. Though I wonder about wisdom of turning America's Greatest Novel into a very slim hardcover directed at children, who am I to argue with a man who's been doing comix since the 1930s? His other book, an original graphic novel (a term he invented), "The Name of the Game," comes out in November from DC comics. It sounds like another of his patented tales of urban...
Then in October Joanna Cotler books publishes a Spiegelman co-edited (with Francoise Mouly) anthology, "Little Lit: Strange Stories for Strange Kids." This hardcover follows the formula of last year's "Little Lit," a collection of off-kilter kids comix created by noted authors with and without comix experience. The new line-up includes work by Charles Burns, Maurice Sendak, Jules Feiffer, Paul Auster and David Sedaris...
...This comix novella will appeal to bearded humanities professors and beer-ded guys in the bleachers alike. Its specialness hits you on the first page. A mock poster advertises a (fictional) all-Jewish baseball team, The Stars of David. Narrated by the Stars' manager, Noah "The Zion Lion" Strauss, the story takes place during the 1920s and the days of barnstorming minor leagues - back when the game had a bit more vaudeville and bit less Hollywood...
Printed on off-white paper with black ink and a very subtle gray tone for shading Sturm has a simple comix style that perfectly complements the kind of Americana he writes about. He uses old photographs for reference, particularly when drawing the players in action, but distills the details down to the fuzziness of memory. It feels like looking at an old snapshot album that actually tells a story...
...Pistolwhip' can be found a superior comix shops and ordered through the publisher's website and Amazon.com