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Agony

Agony - Paperback

by Mark Beyer
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mark Beyer, Colson Whitehead (Introduction by)Publish date:3/22/2016Pages:192
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York Review ComicsISBN-13:9781590179819ISBN-10:1590179811UPC:9781590179819Book Category:Comics & Graphic NovelsBook Subcategory:Literary, Crime & MysterySize:5.00 x 5.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SCYZVT19MJ
ENJOY THE ECSTASY OF AGONY. Amy and Jordan are just like us: hoping for the best, even when things go from bad to worse. They are menaced by bears, beheaded by ghosts, and hunted by the cops, but still they struggle on, bickering and reconciling, scraping together the rent and trying to find a decent movie. It's the perfect solace for anxious modern minds, courtesy of one of the great innovators of American comics. Now if only Amy's skin would grow back ...

This NYRC edition features a recreation of the original, pocket-size, slipcovered paperback, designed by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly.
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York Review ComicsISBN-13:9781590179819ISBN-10:1590179811UPC:9781590179819Book Category:Comics & Graphic NovelsBook Subcategory:Literary, Crime & MysterySize:5.00 x 5.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SCYZVT19MJ
Mark Beyer is a self-taught artist who began making comics in 1975. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Village Voice, and many other publications, and was a mainstay of RAW magazine. He created a series of animated shorts for MTV's Liquid Television, designed album covers for John Zorn, and collaborated with Alan Moore. Amy and Jordan, the stars of his graphic novel Agony, were also featured in a newspaper strip that ran from 1988 to 1996, and which was collected in Amy and Jordan in 2004. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited around the world, including in Europe, Japan, and the United States.

Colson Whitehead is the author of five novels, including Zone One, Sag Harbor, and The Intuitionist. His latest book is The Noble Hustle, a nonfiction account of the 2011 World Series of Poker. He is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a MacArthur Fellowship.
Publisher: New York Review Comics

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Mark Beyer, Colson Whitehead (Introduction by)

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Mark Beyer

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