Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44007 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Synopsis
Before the Ghost World graphic novel and film propelled Daniel Clowes to international superstardom as the pre-eminent cartoonist of his generation, his ongoing comic book Eightball was already the most talked-about series of the 1990s, renowned for its gleefully incisive social satire and riotous absurdity, Entertainment Weekly proclaimed it 'the year's best regularly published comic book' upon its publication in 1989. The Village Voice hailed it 'brilliant', and Simpsons creator Matt Groening has repeatedly called it his favourite book. 20th CENTURY EIGHTBALL collects the very best humour strips from Eightball, written and drawn between 1988 and 1996. Included here are such seminal rants as I Hate You Deeply, Sexual Frustration, Ugly Giris, Why I Hate Christians, Message to the People of the Future, Paranoid, My Suicide, Chicago, and over three dozen more. With over 40 pages in colour and many of these strips having been out-of-print for years, 20th CENTURY EIGHTBALL is sure to be one of Clowes' most popular books for years to come.

Customer Reviews

Essential Reading for Alt Comics Fans
I disagree heartily with most of what the previous reviewer said. Sure, if you're looking for long stories with a coherent narrative sweep, then look elsewhere. But there is some fantastic humour here, a lot of personal insight into Clowes' own mentality & opinions, and some wonderfully warped creations, like the Happy Fisherman and Playful Obsession. It's very reminiscent of Robert Crumb's cartoons - Clowes just getting all his feverish ideas on paper, now matter how nonsensical, provocative or confessional. I would recommend this to anybody with a surreal sense of humour or an interest in alternative comics.