Wimbledon Green

The Greatest Comic Book Collector in the World

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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From the critically acclaimed cartoonist of Clyde Fans and It's A Good Life comes a humorous graphic novel on the obsession of comic-book collecting.Taking a break from the serialization of his saga Clyde Fans and the design of The Complete Peanuts, critically acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator Seth creates a farcical world of the people whose passion lies in the need to own comic books and only in pristine, mint condition.Meet Wimbledon Green, the self-proclaimed world's greatest comic-book collector who brokered the world's best comic-book deal in the history of collecting. Comic-book retailers, auctioneers, and conventioneers from around North America, as well as Green's collecting rivals, weigh in on the man and his vast collection of comic books. Are Green's intentions honorable? Does he truly love comics or is he driven by the need to conquer? Lastly, is he really even Wimbledon Green?A charming and amusing caper where comic-book collecting is a world of intrigue and high finance. Part riotous chase, part whimsical character sketch, Wimbledon Green looks at the need to collect and the need to reinvent oneself.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-12-13
Mått157 x 206 x 21 mm
Vikt567 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor128
FörlagDrawn and Quarterly
ISBN9781896597935

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Seth is the cartoonist behind the graphic novel Clyde Fans. His comics have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Best American Comics, and McSweeney's Quarterly. His illustrations have appeared on the cover of The New Yorker, The Walrus, and Canadian Notes & Queries. He designs collections of work by Charles Schulz, John Stanley, and Doug Wright, and was the subject of a National Film Board documentary entitled Seth's Dominion. Seth lives in Guelph, Canada in a house he has named Inkwell's End.

“The highs, lows, hopes and dreams of his complex, memorable characters, such as… Wimbledon Green, the “greatest comic book collector in the world,” are examined in scintillating and finite detail.”--Maclean’s Magazine“Seth’s wondrously satirical look at the ossified nostalgia of the world of comics’ collectors.” —Publishers Weekly“Wimbledon Green's past is as enigmatic as one of the masked crimefighters whose adventures Green has amassed in the vast library of his Wayne Manor-like estate…. He may be a sophisticated genius. He may be a pompous fan-boy. But he's undoubtedly a comic book fan, and so is Seth.” –The Winnipeg Free Press