| How to Be Happy Contributor(s): Davis, Eleanor (Author) |
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ISBN: 1606997408 ISBN-13: 9781606997406 Publisher: Fantagraphics Books OUR PRICE: $21.24 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary |
| Dewey: 741.59 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.6" W x 9.9" (1.40 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eleanor Davis'sHow to be Happy is the artist's first collection of graphic/literary short stories. Davis is one of the finest cartoonists of her generation, and has been producing comics since the mid-2000s. Happy represents the best stories she's drawn for such curatorial venues as Mome and No-Brow, as well as her own self-publishing and web efforts. Davis achieves a rare, subtle poignancy in her narratives that are at once compelling and elusive, pregnant with mystery and a deeply satisfying emotional resonance. Happy shows the full range of Davis's graphic skills -- sketchy drawing, polished pen and ink line work, and meticulously designed full color painted panels-- which are always in the service of a narrative that builds to a quietly devastating climax. Named one of NPR's and Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2014. Shortlist, Slate's 2014 Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Print Comic of the Year 2015 Ignatz Award Winner: Outstanding Anthology or Collection |
Contributor Bio(s): Davis, Eleanor: - Raised in Tucson, Arizona, Eleanor Davis lives in Athens, Georgia with her husband, the cartoonist Drew Weing. |