{"product_id":"9780578019833","title":"Yearbooks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Breutzman's \u003ci\u003eYearbooks\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a trip through the nightmares of high school, both real and imagined.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Chilling... [ \u003ci\u003eYearbooks\u003c\/i\u003e ] raises an interesting issue vis-a-vis the relationship between an artist and their responsibilities as a moral agent in the world. Can art be evil if it's made by predators, or is this entirely in the eye of the beholder?\" — \u003cb\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Strange, gross, and lovely, \u003ci\u003eYearbooks\u003c\/i\u003e is just connected enough to real high school memories to really freak you out...\" — \u003cb\u003eJessica Abel, Best American Comics series editor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nic Breutzman's comics are often beguiling, sometimes disorienting, and always formally inventive. \u003ci\u003eYearbooks\u003c\/i\u003e is a quick sucker punch that will leave you feeling uneasy but eager for more.\" – \u003cb\u003eMatt Madden, Best American Comics series editor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Nicholas Breutzman’s debut effort \u003ci\u003eYearbooks\u003c\/i\u003e , we encounter nightmarish scenes of a literal and psychological nature as we plumb the depths of the high school experience. \u003ci\u003eYearbooks\u003c\/i\u003e evokes the rubbery realism of Daniel Clowes’ \u003ci\u003eEightball\u003c\/i\u003e , the narrative dread not unlike a Todd Solondz film, and the vivid colors commonly found in the work of Lauren Weinstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eNic Breutzman \u003c\/b\u003e is a Minnesotan native by way of New York who has had a number of comics published both through 2dcloud as well as in collaboration with other artists, such as Sharon Lintz ( \u003ci\u003ePornhounds 2\u003c\/i\u003e ) and a collection of SVA grads (Jon Vermilyea, Eamon Espey, Raymond Sohn, et al) for the anthology \u003ci\u003eCritical Citadel\u003c\/i\u003e . He placed at #24 on The Comics Journal's Top 50 comics of 2009 for his graphic Novella \u003ci\u003eYearbooks\u003c\/i\u003e , has been listed as a notable in multiple editions of \u003ci\u003eBest American Comics\u003c\/i\u003e for work in \u003ci\u003eMotherlover\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYearbooks\u003c\/i\u003e , and his work with Sharon Lintz on \u003ci\u003ePornhounds 2\u003c\/i\u003e secured him a place on numerous best of 2011 lists. He currently works as a Designer at the Center for Innovation at the Mayo Clinic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"2dcloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015590789360,"sku":"9780578019833","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780578019833_p0.jpg?v=1763719244","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780578019833","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}