Filed under: Reading Round-Up | Tags: Believer, Chris Ware, Jack Survives, Jerry Moriarty, New Yorker, Paul Hornschemeier, Raw, Sherman Alexie
I was introduced to Sherman Alexie with “War Dances” in the New Yorker. This book collects that story and others along with his recent poetry. You can check out that story in the following link:
http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2009/08/10/090810fi_fiction_alexie
All And Sundry is the latest from Paul Hornschemeier. The book is broken down to two sections, the first section collects his illustration jobs and orphaned comics. The second half gathers a bunch of his sketches and notes. The first half hold’s the value of the book. Here is an axcerpt of the book:
http://www.fantagraphics.com/images/stories/previews/allsun-preview.pdf
The most recent Believer was it’s 2009 Art Issue. The cover story is Chris Ware’s interview of Jerry Moriarty and his seminal comic/art piece, Jack Survives which debuted in RAW comics in the early 80’s. Follow the link to the article:
http://www.believermag.com/issues/200911/?read=interview_moriarty_ware
Jim Shorkey 