We Told You So: Comics as Art by Tom Spurgeon,Michael Dean,Various

By Tom Spurgeon,Michael Dean,Various

In 1976, a fledgling journal held forth the concept that comics can be paintings. In 2016, comics can now be loved by means of an grownup readership and are reviewed favorably within the long island instances. We instructed You So: Comics as artwork is an oral heritage approximately Fantagraphics Books' key function in aiding construct and form an artwork circulate round a discredited, neglected, and fading expression of Americana. It comprises appearances via Chris Ware, paintings Spiegelman, Frank Miller, Daniel Clowes, R. Crumb, in addition to brand-new artwork by way of cartoonists just like the Hernandez Brothers, Leslie Stein, Al Jaffee, Ellen Forney, Simon Hanselmann and more!

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