Book description
The beloved comic book series Eightball made Daniel Clowes' name even before he gained fame as a bestselling graphic novelist (Ghost World, Patience, David Boring, Ice Haven) and screenwriter. From 1989 to 1997, he produced 18 issues of what is still widely considered one of the greatest and most influential…
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This is cartoonist Daniel Clowes at his absolute best. Collecting the first 18 (comic book sized) issues of his essential comic Eightball, it is a smorgasbord of material, ranging from the Lynchian surreality of the serial “Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron," to the hilarious and poignant "Ghost World" episodes, to his trenchant take on the comics world itself, "Dan Pussey."
Plus, there are tons of standalone strips and stories in which Clowes indulges various interests and also takes aim satirically at assorted topics, including the indispensable "Art School Confidential," a hilarious and dead-accurate four-page takedown of art college.…
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