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(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Eric Drooker
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Chaos! Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics - with assistance
from Oni Press, Top Shelf Productions, and others present a collection of
stories and illustrations from an incredibly diverse array of talented writers
and artists. The New Yorker's Eric Drooker contributes a cover showing a
cityscape that is simultaneously ancient and modern, mournful and hopeful, with
an artist at the center, empowered to interpret a tragic landscape.
Among Volume 1's contributors are writer/artist William Stout, who shares
the true story of a Yugoslavian citizen's love of Americans;
Stan Sakai, vividly recalling his last visit to New York City; and Paul
Chadwick, who offers his interpretation of the heroism of the passengers on
Flight 93, whose sacrifice kept September 11 from being an even more tragic day.
Cartoonists Tony Millionaire, Sam Henderson, Mike Diana, Scott Morse, Mark
Crilley, Roger Langridge, Chris Eliopoulos, and Mark Martin are among those
offering differing takes on a range of subjects spanning from terrorism and
heroism to survival and the challenges of parenting. Other stories include an
illustrated essay by Dean Motter; a Walt Whitman-penned meditation on death
illustrated by Quique Alcatena; Darko Macan's "An Expert Opinion" on breaking
the cycle of violence; and "T.V. Exec Visits Ground Zero" by TV Funhouse creator
Robert Smigel and his Ex-Presidents collaborator, artist Michael
Kupperman.
Playboy Magazine's Istvan Banyai plus Carlos Meglia, Renée French,
Alex Maleev, Peter Kuper, Tommy Lee Edwards, and others offer haunting,
inspiring illustrations that distill the emotions provoked by the tragic events
of September 11. SC, 8x11, 192pg, PC $9.95
