Graphic Novels: Noah Van Sciver on The Hypo: A Graphic Portrait of the Melancholic Young Lincoln and Russ Kick on The Graphic Canon
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2:30 p.m., Centre Gallery (Building 1, 3rd Floor, Room 1365)
Author(s) and Guest(s)
Noah Van Sciver
In the debut graphic novel by Noah Van Sciver, The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln (Fantagraphics, $24.99), young Lincoln is forced to battle a dark cloud of depression brought on by a chain of defeats and failures culminating into a nervous breakdown that threatens his life and sanity. Van Sciver first came to readers' attention with his comic book series Blammo, which earned him an Ignatz award nomination in 2010.
Russ Kick
The Graphic Canon, Volume 1: From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons (Seven Stories Press, $34.95), edited by Russ Kick, brings classic literatures of the world together with acclaimed graphic artists and illustrators. More than 130 illustrators and 200 literary works will be spread over three volumes. “. . . a breathtaking glimpse of this young medium’s incredible future,”—Booklist, starred review. Russ Kick, described by The New York Times as “an information archaeologist has edited the bestselling anthologies You are Being Lied To and Everything You Know Is Wrong.
Schedule
Location
Miami Book Fair International * Miami Dade College
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132
Centre Gallery (Building 1, 3rd Floor, Room 1365)
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