The Complete Jack Survives
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (753 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0980003938 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Jerry Moriarty has been teaching at the School of Visual Arts since 1963. His painted comics have been recently featured in Kramers Ergot. A solo exhibition curated by Art Spiegelman at CUE Art Foundation, NY in 2004 marked the beginning of new interest in his work from a new generation of readers.
A beautiful art book Thomas Morrison I knew of this artist from RAW Magazine. He also did a RAW One Shot years ago that was really cool so I was excited to find out that I could pick up this book really cheaply on Amazon. I'm not sure if you should call this a comic book or an art book. Though Moriarty does make work that would technically qualify as a comic, it's work is extremely visual almost to the exclusion of story. What little story there is i. "Full Of Life" according to Buffy. For a book with a main character that has such a harsh outlook on life Jack Survives is still full of life. It captures those feeling and brief moments of futility, anger, and bewilderment watching life go by. These are mainly "feel" pieces that give you a brief glimpse into Jack's world. The stories are all very short, many just a page, but it's still a rich world full of texture and emotion. This is the second v. Five Stars A great artist and a beautiful book.
In a typical story, Jack is awakened by a ringing phone, finds his arms asleep, knocks the receiver onto the floor and lies down to talk into it, only to hear the person on the other end hanging up. He's at the mercy of his environment, but he's armed with the props of his generation—coffee, a businessman's suit and hat, the politesse of universal small talk. . (This edition begins with short essays by Art Spiegelman and Chris Ware in praise of Moriarty's work.) These pieces, none longer th
This oversized, full-color edition gathers for the first time all of the strips and presents them in the way the author intended. The definitive collection of Jerry Moriarty s celebrated comic strip Jack Survives. Introduction by acclaimed cartoonist Chris Ware (Jimmy Corrigan).