20X20

by Andy Brown (Editor), Dana Bath, Corey Frost

Conundrum Press was created in 1996 in post-referendum Montreal by Andy Brown, to give voice to the under-represented working in the underground anglo cultural milieu. Writers and cartoonists came to him wanting to make chapbooks. Soon he started making genre-defying books with spines, not staples. After fifteen years he moved to Nova Scotia and focused exclusively on graphic novels. Now, twenty years later, this anthology represents all that history, all that talent, all that goodness. To celebrate twenty years in operation he asked one author or artist for each year of the press who had a book out that year to contribute something new, something that represented Conundrum. For some it would have been the first book he or she had ever made. So in the end twenty Conundrumites represent twenty years, hence 20x20. There will be digging deep into the archives, there will be memoirs, there will be comics, drawings, and photographs. There will be laughter and tears of joy.

220 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2016

Reviews

[Karl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love what Conundrum Press is doing with literary graphic novels. They are a fresh voice in the industry and this book was an awesome read. Without giving too much away, the book provides a loving overview of the imprint's publishing history. What I found most interesting in this history was that Conundrum started by publishing literary books, poetry and art books. It's only been in the last few years that they've focused on graphic novels. I own and have read about 10 Conundrum graphic novels. I enjoyed Inkstuds which is a collection of podcast interviews with cartoonists but the highlight for me was the collection The Dharma Punks by Art Sang. All fans of this medium need this volume. It is beautifully rendered, well written and powerfully created. All supporters of the small press should seek out titles by Conundrum Press and great place to start is with this book celebrating 20 years of publishing.