| Title | : | MOME Summer 2007 (MOME, #8) |
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| ISBN | : | 1560978473 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781560978473 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 |
| Publication | : | First published June 27, 2007 |
This accessible, reasonably priced, quarterly anthology runs approximately 120 pages per volume and spotlights a cast of a dozen of today's most exciting cartoonists. "Mome" is quickly earning a reputation as one of the premier literary anthologies on the market, and the only one comprised entirely of comics. Hightlights of the seventh and eighth volumes include: the concluding chapters of Lewis Trondheim's "At Loose Ends," an autobiographical diary comic that portrays the acclaimed French cartoonist at a crossroads in his life and work; the "Mome" debuts of Eleanor Davis, Tom Kaczynski and T. Edward Bak; contributions from "Mome" regulars such as 2006 Eisner Award Most Promising Newcomer nominees Jonathan Bennett and R.Kikuo Johnson, as well as Tim Hensley, David Heatley, Paul Hornschemeier, Anders Nilsen, Sophie Crumb, Kurt Wolfgang, Andrice Arp, Martin Cendreda, Zak Sally and Gabrielle Bell.
MOME Summer 2007 (MOME, #8) Reviews
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Wow. Bear in mind, it's not a positive 'Wow'.
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I didn't like this issue of Mome as much as past issues. Partly because most of writers I enjoyed reading in Mome have gone bye-bye. Paul Hornschemeier is still here, but his story seems to have kind of stalled out in this issue. The Emile Bravo story is kind of a funny take on mid 20th Century Americans (titled Young Americans, it makes me wonder if European Artists really find this song amusing in some way, since this and Lars Von Triers use of the song at the end of Dogville both wield this in a similarly ironic manner). Jonathan Bennett and Tom Kaczynski both have good Dan Clowes kind of pieces. With the exception of Sophie Crumb, everything here is generally good, there just aren't the exceptional pieces that I had enjoyed in earlier Momes.
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Best comic: "Stick and String" by Eleanor Davis
Comic I definitely did not read: "Meditation on the Grid" by Jonathan Bennett
This issue is kinda slim pickings to be honest. But Eleanor Davis's interview and incidental drawings are quite good.
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i know i said i didn't like anthologies, and really didn't like MOME that much in particular... well that's still true, but there are more good stories in this one than the previous volumes I've read, like the one by Emile Bravo & Lewis Trondheim's contribution. There is one great story also, "10,000 Years" by Tom Kaczynski. It's off kilter science fiction that made me think of that Rick Moody story I read and loved several weeks ago. -
A good anthology of alternative comics. Standouts include Al Columbia, Jonathan Bennett, Joe Kimball, Émile Bravo, and the first comic by Ray Fenwick.
Ray Fenwick - Hate Free Zone ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ray Fenwick - Maximum Chat Efficiency ⭐⭐
Eleanor Davis - Stick and String ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ray Fenwick - The Contestant ⭐⭐⭐
Sophie Crumb - Lucid Night-Mare, part 3 ⭐⭐
Ray Fenwick - Bitch!1!1! ⭐
Tom Kaczynski - 10,000 Years ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Émile Bravo - Young Americans ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Al Columbia - Fucking Felix ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Jonathan Bennett - Meditation on the Grid ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Joe Kimball - Hide & Watch Me ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Lewis Trondheim - At Loose Ends, part 3 ⭐⭐⭐
Sophie Crumb - Lust Ain't Just ⭐⭐⭐
Gary Groth - Eleanor Davis Interview ⭐⭐⭐
Paul Hornschemeier - Life with Mr. Dangerous, part 6 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ray Fenwick - Please, Talk to the Hand ⭐⭐⭐
Ray Fenwick - Tough and Shocking Love ⭐ -
Eleanor Davis' cover story, Sophie Crumb's one-pager and especially the second one-pager by Ray Fenwick were highlights but most was confusing and/or dumb.
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you guys have got to pick up a copy of this.. one of the best comics anthologies ive ever come across.. everything from one page rants to a story that has run since the first issue. extraordainaraly well done
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A new low.
