Curses |
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Author:
| Huizenga, Kevin |
ISBN: | 978-1-77046-695-1 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2024 |
Publisher: | Drawn & Quarterly Publications
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $25.95 |
Book Description:
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The River at Night cartoonist revisits his early-aughts breakthrough In the two decades since Curses first hit the shelves, River at Night cartoonist Kevin Huizenga has taken his rightful place on a short A-list of comics experimentalists. Deep research and loopy cartooning serve up philosophical musings while maintaining a classic comic-strip devotion to "the gag." Huizenga remains one of the funniest and smartest cartoonists working today,...
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The River at Night cartoonist revisits his early-aughts breakthrough
In the two decades since Curses first hit the shelves, River at Night cartoonist Kevin Huizenga has taken his rightful place on a short A-list of comics experimentalists. Deep research and loopy cartooning serve up philosophical musings while maintaining a classic comic-strip devotion to "the gag." Huizenga remains one of the funniest and smartest cartoonists working today, and now, the very book that heralded his arrival as a talent to watch is available once more in deluxe paperback as the early work of a now true genius.
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