CATALOG RECORD

An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories #2

Yale University Press · Series began 2006 · [October 21] 2008

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Dates

Cover date: [October 21] 2008
On sale: October 21, 2008
Pages: 408

Editions and covers

Original edition

Barcode 9780300126716
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Creators

pencils: Daniel Clowes, William Steig, Richard McGuire, Onsmith Jeremi, Saul Steinberg, Sammy Harkham, Chris Ware, Robert Sikoryak, Michael Kupperman, Drew Friedman, Mark Beyer, Mack White, Jayr Pulga, Renée French, Kim Deitch, Richard Sala, J. Bradley Johnson, Archer Prewitt, H. J. Tuthill, Milt Gross, Bill Holman, Harvey Kurtzman, Robert Crumb, Basil Wolverton, Art Spiegelman, John Hankiewicz, Tim Hensley, Bill Griffith, Gilbert Hernandez, Jim Woodring, David Collier, Eugene Teal, Charles Burns, Karl Wirsum, Gary Panter, Paper Rad, Fletcher Hanks, CF, Charles Forbell, Ron Regé Jr., Winsor McCay, Matthew Thurber, Souther Salazar, Kevin Scalzo, Megan Kelso, James McShane, Laura Park, Vanessa Davis, Joe Matt, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Cendreda, Dave Kiersh, John Porcellino, Carrie Golus, Patrick W. Welch, Jessica Abel, Cole Johnson, Lynda Barry, Debbie Drechsler, Diane Noomin, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Ariel Bordeaux, Chester Brown, Anders Nilsen, Joe Sacco, Phoebe Gloeckner, Elinore Norflus, Brian Chippendale, Leif Goldberg, David Mazzucchelli, Jerry Moriarty, Ben Katchor, Frank Santoro, Dan Zettwoch, Kevin Huizenga, Carol Tyler, Maurice Vellekoop, Seth, Adrian Tomine, Jaime Hernandez, David Heatleyinks: Daniel Clowes, William Steig, Richard McGuire, Onsmith Jeremi, Saul Steinberg, Sammy Harkham, Chris Ware, Robert Sikoryak, Michael Kupperman, Drew Friedman, Mark Beyer, Mack White, Jayr Pulga, Renée French, Kim Deitch, Richard Sala, J. Bradley Johnson, Archer Prewitt, H. J. Tuthill, Milt Gross, Bill Holman, Harvey Kurtzman, Robert Crumb, Basil Wolverton, Art Spiegelman, John Hankiewicz, Tim Hensley, Bill Griffith, Gilbert Hernandez, Jim Woodring, David Collier, Eugene Teal, Charles Burns, Karl Wirsum, Gary Panter, Paper Rad, Fletcher Hanks, CF, Charles Forbell, Ron Regé Jr., Winsor McCay, Matthew Thurber, Souther Salazar, Kevin Scalzo, Megan Kelso, James McShane, Laura Park, Vanessa Davis, Joe Matt, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Cendreda, Dave Kiersh, John Porcellino, Carrie Golus, Patrick W. Welch, Jessica Abel, Cole Johnson, Lynda Barry, Debbie Drechsler, Diane Noomin, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Ariel Bordeaux, Chester Brown, Anders Nilsen, Joe Sacco, Phoebe Gloeckner, Elinore Norflus, Brian Chippendale, Leif Goldberg, David Mazzucchelli, Jerry Moriarty, Ben Katchor, Frank Santoro, Dan Zettwoch, Kevin Huizenga, Carol Tyler, Maurice Vellekoop, Seth, Adrian Tomine, Jaime Hernandez, David Heatleycolors: Daniel Clowes, Richard McGuire, Onsmith Jeremi, Saul Steinberg, Sammy Harkham, Chris Ware, Robert Sikoryak, Richard Sala, Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, John Hankiewicz, Karl Wirsum, Paper Rad, Ron Regé Jr., Matthew Thurber, Vanessa Davis, Carrie Golus, Cole Johnson, Lynda Barry, Debbie Drechsler, Frank Santoro, Dan Zettwoch, Carol Tyler, Maurice Vellekoop, David Heatleyletters: Daniel Clowes, Sammy Harkham, Chris Ware, Robert Sikoryak, Michael Kupperman, Drew Friedman, Mark Beyer, Mack White, Jayr Pulga, Kim Deitch, J. Bradley Johnson, Archer Prewitt, Harvey Kurtzman, Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, John Hankiewicz, Bill Griffith, Richard McGuire, Gilbert Hernandez, Jim Woodring, David Collier, Eugene Teal, Charles Burns, Gary Panter, Paper Rad, Fletcher Hanks, CF, Ron Regé Jr., Winsor McCay, Matthew Thurber, Souther Salazar, Kevin Scalzo, Megan Kelso, James McShane, Laura Park, Vanessa Davis, Onsmith Jeremi, Joe Matt, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Cendreda, Dave Kiersh, John Porcellino, Carrie Golus, Jessica Abel, Cole Johnson, Lynda Barry, Debbie Drechsler, Diane Noomin, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Ariel Bordeaux, Chester Brown, Anders Nilsen, Joe Sacco, Phoebe Gloeckner, Elinore Norflus, Brian Chippendale, Leif Goldberg, David Mazzucchelli, Jerry Moriarty, Ben Katchor, Frank Santoro, Dan Zettwoch, Kevin Huizenga, Carol Tyler, Maurice Vellekoop, Seth, Adrian Tomine, Jaime Hernandez, David Heatleyscript: Daniel Clowes, Ivan Brunetti, Sammy Harkham, Chris Ware, Robert Sikoryak, Michael Kupperman, Drew Friedman, Mark Beyer, Mack White, Jayr Pulga, Renée French, Kim Deitch, Richard Sala, J. Bradley Johnson, Archer Prewitt, H. J. Tuthill, Milt Gross, Bill Holman, Harvey Kurtzman, Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, John Hankiewicz, Tim Hensley, Bill Griffith, Gilbert Hernandez, Jim Woodring, David Collier, Eugene Teal, Charles Burns, Gary Panter, Paper Rad, Fletcher Hanks, CF, Charles Forbell, Ron Regé Jr., Winsor McCay, Matthew Thurber, Souther Salazar, Kevin Scalzo, Megan Kelso, James McShane, Laura Park, Vanessa Davis, Onsmith Jeremi, Joe Matt, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Cendreda, Dave Kiersh, John Porcellino, Carrie Golus, Jessica Abel, Cole Johnson, Lynda Barry, Debbie Drechsler, Diane Noomin, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Ariel Bordeaux, Chester Brown, Anders Nilsen, Joe Sacco, Phoebe Gloeckner, Elinore Norflus, Brian Chippendale, Leif Goldberg, David Mazzucchelli, Jerry Moriarty, Ben Katchor, Frank Santoro, Dan Zettwoch, Kevin Huizenga, Harvey Pekar, Carol Tyler, Maurice Vellekoop, Seth, Adrian Tomine, Jaime Hernandez, David Heatley

Stories

Napoleon! · 1 pages
Napoleon goes to war in Sicily and realizes he can't tell jokes as well as Benjamin Franklin.
Rocket Sam on the Mysterious Cave Planet Of Zanndor · 1 pages
Rocket Sam lands on a new planet
Big Tex · 1 pages
Big Tex's life in reverse
I Hate You and I'm Sure of it This Time. Really. I Just Decided. I Thought You'd Like to Know. · 1 pages
Quimby loses it
No. 9 · Tales Of Tomorrow · 1 pages
The future Jimmy goes on holiday
God · 1 pages
Action Camus · 2 pages
Albert Camus' "The Stranger," told as a set of mock covers in the style of Silver Age Superman comics.
Dick Crazy · 0.25 pages
Dick Crazy discovers a fly watching his wrist TV.
Cousin Granpa · 0.25 pages
Cousin Granpa enters a town just before an atomic test on the site.
Snake 'n' Bacon · 0.25 pages
The police chief calls Snake and Bacon on the carpet for blowing up "half the harbor," but instead of punishing them gives them promotions.
Here Come Madness · 0.25 pages
A customer at a kitchen department store asks a clerk for a journey into madness. The clerk obliges.
He Had a Funny Face · 1 pages
Messenger of Death · Mr. Tooth · 1 pages
The Tragedy of Satan · 5 pages
The Nudist Nuns of Goat Island · 5 pages
Thrift Shop Love · 3 pages
ZZZ · 3 pages
The Road to Rana Poona · 9 pages
The Grolo & Co. · 1 pages
Funny Bunny · 1 pages
Dave's Delicatessen · 0.65 pages
Genius · 1 pages
Modern Art · 1 pages
Ode To Harvey Kurtzman · 2 pages
What Harvey Kurtzman and his work meant to the young Robert Crumb and how he's influenced him since.
Kurtzman's Mad World · 0.67 pages
H.K. (R.I.P.) · 0.33 pages
Art Spiegelman reacts to the death of Harvey Kurtzman.
A Furshlugginer Genius! · 2 pages
Art Spiegelman recounts the time he gave a lecture on Harvey Kurtzman with Kurtzman himself present.
Nervous Rex, The Malpractice Suite · 2 pages
Dead Dick · 1 pages
Existential parody of Dick Tracy.
Tricky Cad: Case V · 1 pages
Dance Drama · 1 pages
Smooth Jazz · 3 pages
The Plot Thickens · 2 pages
Drink, Fucker! · 3 pages
Bar philosophy
Mosquito · 1 pages
A murder in the village
She sleeps with Anybody but Me · 2 pages
Particular Mind · 13 pages
Artist · 8 pages
Frogs · Sunday Funnie · 1 pages
Bizarre behaviour by frogs.
Biology 101 · 7 pages
Keith experiences a disturbing vision
Bad · 1 pages
The Anti-Solar Ray · Stardust · 7 pages
MM22 · 3 pages
Naughty Pete · 1 pages
We Must Know, We Will Know · 9 pages
Island of Silk and Ectoplasm · 5 pages
Fervler 'n' Razzle · 3 pages
Pie Face · 1 pages
Kodachrome · 4 pages
09/12/04 · 3 pages
Sunday, April 4th · 1 pages
September 1, 2005/September 3, 2005/September 5, 2005 · 3 pages
502 West Main Street · 1 pages
June 1st, 1988 · Automatt · 1 pages
My Life in a Nutshell · AutoMatt · 1 pages
A year by year account of Joe's life up to 1988.
My Darkest Secret · Automatt · 1 pages
Joe goes to New York City and has an encounter with a prostitute in a porn theatre.
Driving · 8 pages
I Want You to Like Me · 1 pages
Plainview · 2 pages
Sam · 3 pages
Beachy Head, Illinois · 4 pages
Halloween was a Blast · 2 pages
Jack London · 8 pages
Twigs and Stones · 1 pages
Dancing · 3 pages
Constellations · 5 pages
Some Of My Best Friends Are · 2 pages
Diane's friends with whom she's lost touch
The Bunch, Her Baby & Grammaw Blabette · 2 pages
Baby Sophie's reactions to her grandmother
Alike-A-Look · 1 pages
My Mom Was a Schizophrenic · 6 pages
Notes for "My Mom Was a Schizophrenic" · 2 pages
White Death · 15 pages
Minnie's 3rd Love or: Nightmare On Polk Street · 12 pages
Depressed Dora Comics · 2 pages
Depressed Dora needs to talk with someone
Episodes 68 and 69 · Ninja · 2 pages
National Seashore · 1 pages
Near Miss · 9 pages
Jack Survives · 2 pages
Jack watches a boxing match.
Cross-Fader · 8 pages
The Curse · Glenn Ganges · 10 pages
Is There Life After Levittown? · 4 pages
Snippets from Bill Griffith's suburban childhood.
How I Quit Collecting Records and Put Out a Comic Book With the Money I Saved · 6 pages
Harvey Pekar explains how he quit collecting jazz records and used the money he saved to publish American Splendor.
That's Life · 5 pages
The recording career of Tommy Grady and the search for old blues recordings
Patton · Charley Patton · 12 pages
This bio of Charley Patton covers some of the major events in his life from his introduction to the blues in the early 1900s to his death in 1934.
Hunting for Old Records · 0.75 pages
Country Music · 2 pages
Waiting · 1 pages
Hazel Eyes · 6 pages
Jerusalem Crickets · 6 pages
Blue Italian Shit · 7 pages
Rodger reflects on his youth
Our Children and their Friends · Ice Haven · 2 pages
Melancholy Serenade · Ice Haven · 2 pages
Mr. & Mrs. Ames: Detectives For Hire · Ice Haven · 2 pages
Violet In Love · Ice Haven · 3 pages
Charles · Ice Haven · 1 pages
Building Stories · 2 pages
Building Stories · 2 pages
Building Stories · 2 pages
Building Stories · 3 pages
Sleep · 1 pages
Portrait of My Mom · 10 pages
Portrait of My Dad · 6 pages
Contributors · 3 pages

Reprinted in

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist (2012)