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Windowpane #1
Windowpane
The first published book from London-based Joe Kessler, Windowpane consists of a series of allegorical comics shorts that showcase the developing talent of one of the UK's most exciting young cartoonists.
Windowpane was launched at the 2012 Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, alongside an exhibition at London's 18 Hewett Street gallery, to critical acclaim:
"Windowpane is likely to be the best looking book you will hold this year." - The New Statesman
"Windowpane from Breakdown Press is if not THE book of the show, certainly one of the prime contenders." - Comic Book Resources
"This was one of the best comics I read in 2012 by an artist who uses the means of reproduction as a powerful storytelling tool." - The Comics Journal
Windowpane was launched at the 2012 Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, alongside an exhibition at London's 18 Hewett Street gallery, to critical acclaim:
"Windowpane is likely to be the best looking book you will hold this year." - The New Statesman
"Windowpane from Breakdown Press is if not THE book of the show, certainly one of the prime contenders." - Comic Book Resources
"This was one of the best comics I read in 2012 by an artist who uses the means of reproduction as a powerful storytelling tool." - The Comics Journal
- GenresComics
40 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2012
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About the author
Joe Kessler
15 books24 followersJoe Kessler is a cartoonist based in London. He is the author of Windowpane (2018), winner of the 2020 Angoulême Festival’s Fauve Révélation, and The Gull Yettin (2022).
Kessler is also the Art Director of the English underground comics publisher Breakdown Press.
Kessler is also the Art Director of the English underground comics publisher Breakdown Press.
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December 12, 2018
This anthology of short fables felt really flat to me. I didn't connect with any of the characters, the stilted dialog, or the way the word balloons were often colored to match the background, thus making them more difficult to read.
It gave me the same impression as the very worst academic poetry. Lots of vague images, hastily assembled, to give the impression of wisdom and depth. But there's no emotional weight, no real character growth, and the visuals are unappealing.
The blurbs on the back read as though you're standing in an art gallery, and a series of amateur critics are trying to sound impressive by attributing vague concepts to each image and nodding any time someone else says anything, hoping to appear smart enough to "get" the, frankly, underwhelming art.
It gave me the same impression as the very worst academic poetry. Lots of vague images, hastily assembled, to give the impression of wisdom and depth. But there's no emotional weight, no real character growth, and the visuals are unappealing.
The blurbs on the back read as though you're standing in an art gallery, and a series of amateur critics are trying to sound impressive by attributing vague concepts to each image and nodding any time someone else says anything, hoping to appear smart enough to "get" the, frankly, underwhelming art.
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