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Breakdowns: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young %@&*! (2008)

by Art Spiegelman(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0375423958 (ISBN13: 9780375423956)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Pantheon

review 1: Breakdowns... is a collection of assorted autobiographical and experimental strips Spiegelman collected in the mid seventies, republished in 2004 with some updated content and a new afterword. The visual and narrative content are both a little all over the place, as you'd expect from a collection that collects some of the artist's early work before the creation of Maus. The autobiographical pieces are especially interesting, especially "Planet Hell" and the incidents that led to Spiegelman writing it. This is a very large book, the size of a child's picture book more than the size of a typical graphic novel, but don't let the colors or the size fool you, definitely not for kids. Just in case the title didn't already tip you off. Probably not the safest thing to bring to re... moread at work either. A great read for anyone interested in comic art, graphic art, or Art Spiegelman.
review 2: As the title states it really is a portrait not a book. You don't expect a visual artist to capture their whole spectrum of work in a single portrait do you? You are looking for a moment of reflection. If you came to it looking for another complete story like Maus you will be disappointed. If you came to this because you are interested in his other work and are looking for insight into his journey as an artist you will enjoy it immensely. Definitely not for children, there are many wonderful vignettes of shared human experiences and at least one will resonate with you I am sure. less

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