{"product_id":"9781891867620","title":"Rosetta: A Comics Anthology, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnderneath covers by Peter Kuper and Megan Kelso, Michael Kupperman provides an extended remembrance of the Thirties, Jason Lutes delves deep into experimentation and existentialism; R. Sikoryak finds his life transformed into a comics strip, Spanish cartoonist, Max presents a new direction in his comics art; Craig Thompson discusses the genesis of humanity; Paul Pope contributes a “poem-story” as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuly 2004 saw the return of the 2003 Harvey and Eisner nominated anthology for yet another offering of comics from various parts of the globe. Rosetta Volume 1 was picked as one of the ten best comics of 2003 by TIME.com and volume 2 is even better. It includes new and previously untranslated works by Edmond Baudoin, Martin tom Dieck, Miriam Katin, Lat, Max, Jason Lutes, Paul Pope, R. Sikoryak, Ted Stearn, Craig Thompson and others. Also in this volume, an overview of Chinese cartoonists Feng Zikai and Liao BinXiong who represented the leading edge of cartooning in China during the early 20th century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderneath covers provided by Peter Kuper and Megan Kelso, Michael Kupperman provides an extended remembrance of the Thirties, Jason Lutes delves deep into experimentation and existentialism; R. Sikoryak finds his life transformed into a comics strip, the Spanish cartoonist, Max, takes a break from his comics sabbatical to present a new direction in his comics art; Craig Thompson discusses the genesis of humanity; Paul Pope contributes a “poem-story” as well as hitherto unseen pages from his manga project at Kodansha; and Miriam Katin charts the life and death of Caspar David Friedrich through a series of paintings. The second volume also presents, for the first time in English, Martin tom Dieck’s seminal story, “Fragments Fugitif” as well as a 26-page short story by Edmond Baudoin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe creators contributing to the second volume include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilipe Abranches (Le cheval sans tête, Comix 2000)\u003cbr\u003eEdmond Baudoin (Le Portrait, Le Chemin de Saint-Jean)\u003cbr\u003eAndrea Bruno (Le cheval sans tête, Black)\u003cbr\u003eSantiago Cohen (Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly, The Fifth Name)\u003cbr\u003eMartin Tom Dieck (hundert Ansichten der Speichrstadt, Salut Deleuze!)\u003cbr\u003eStefan J. H. van Dinther (Eiland)\u003cbr\u003eAnke Feuchtenberger (Happy End, Die Hure H, Somnambule)\u003cbr\u003eJason (Hey, Wait…, The Iron Wagon)\u003cbr\u003eMiriam Katin (Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly, Monkeysuit)\u003cbr\u003eMegan Kelso (Non, Artichoke Tales)\u003cbr\u003ePeter Kuper (Speechless, World War 3 Illustrated)\u003cbr\u003eMichael Kupperman (Snake ‘N’ Bacon)\u003cbr\u003eLat (Kampung Boy, Town Boy)\u003cbr\u003eJason Lutes (Jar of Fools, Berlin)\u003cbr\u003eMatt Madden (Odds Off, Exercises in Style, Black Candy, A Fine Mess)\u003cbr\u003eMax (The Extended Dream of Mr. D, Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly)\u003cbr\u003ePedro Nora (Mr. Burroughs, Quadrado, Lisboa 24 H)\u003cbr\u003ePaul Pope (THB, Heavy Liquid)\u003cbr\u003eTobias Tycho Schalken (Eiland, Comix 2000)\u003cbr\u003eR. Sikoryak (Drawn and Quarterly, Raw, Little Lit)\u003cbr\u003eVincent Stall (King Mini International)\u003cbr\u003eCraig Thompson (Goodbye, Chunky Rice, Blankets)\u003cbr\u003eFabio Zimbres (Animal, Le Dernier,Comix 2000)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alternative Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057249042672,"sku":"9781891867620","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781891867620_p0.jpg?v=1763609645","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781891867620","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}