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Meathaus #9
Meathaus: S.O.S
MEATHAUS certainly didn't invent the whole idea of a comics anthology, but it's the kind of book that'll make you think otherwise. An über-team of creators gives it their all in S.O.S., spilling passion/sentiment/cool/rage onto the page. Their stories are beautiful and brutal, bizarre and brazen, all told by guys like James Jean, Farel Dalrymple, Brandon Graham, Tomer and Asaf Hanuka, Thomas Herpich, Jim Rugg, Corey Lewis, Matt Furie, D-pi, Ross Campbell, Sheldon Vella, and Dave Kiersh. Editors Brandon Graham and Chris McD consulted their favorites; list and brought in a whole new cross-section of the comics scene. The resulting mash-up of artists, action, styles and energy makes MEATHAUS: S.O.S. an essential read for indie comics lovers and beyond.
Featured artists in this volume include: James Jean, Brandon Graham, Shaun Kessler, Farel Dalrymple, Ross Campbell, Corey Lewis, Jared Purrington, Tomer & Asaf Hanuka, Marian Churchland, Matt Furie, Jeff Kilpatrick, Edie Fake, Andy Ristaino, Stefan Gruber, Chris McDonnell, Arik Roper, Christoph Mueller, Rebecca Dart, Ronald Wimberly, Peter Herpich, Sheldon Vella, Jason Sacher, Jesse Moynihan, Jim Campbell, Cameron Michel, Mu Pan, Thomas Herpich, Jim Rugg & Brian Maruca, Jonny B, Dave Kiersh, Dash Shaw, Celia Bullwinkel, Jeremyville, Zohar Lazar, Zachary Baldus, Ralph Bakshi, and Black Dice.
Featured artists in this volume include: James Jean, Brandon Graham, Shaun Kessler, Farel Dalrymple, Ross Campbell, Corey Lewis, Jared Purrington, Tomer & Asaf Hanuka, Marian Churchland, Matt Furie, Jeff Kilpatrick, Edie Fake, Andy Ristaino, Stefan Gruber, Chris McDonnell, Arik Roper, Christoph Mueller, Rebecca Dart, Ronald Wimberly, Peter Herpich, Sheldon Vella, Jason Sacher, Jesse Moynihan, Jim Campbell, Cameron Michel, Mu Pan, Thomas Herpich, Jim Rugg & Brian Maruca, Jonny B, Dave Kiersh, Dash Shaw, Celia Bullwinkel, Jeremyville, Zohar Lazar, Zachary Baldus, Ralph Bakshi, and Black Dice.
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270 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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About the author
James Jean
167 books67 followersJames Jean is a Taiwanese-American award winning artist and illustrator living in Los Angeles. He was born in Taiwan but was raised in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey. He was educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
Upon graduating in 2001, he quickly became a cover artist for DC Comics, garnering seven Eisner awards, three consecutive Harvey awards, two gold medals and a silver from the Society of Illustrators of LA, and a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators of NY. He has also worked in advertising, and has contributed to many national and international publications. His clients include Time Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, ESPN, Atlantic Records, Target, Playboy, Knopf, Prada among others. He has also illustrated covers for the comic book series Fables and The Umbrella Academy, for which he has won six Eisner Awards for "Best Cover Artist".
James Jean currently has seven published works, all of which collect his illustrations and art.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jean
Upon graduating in 2001, he quickly became a cover artist for DC Comics, garnering seven Eisner awards, three consecutive Harvey awards, two gold medals and a silver from the Society of Illustrators of LA, and a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators of NY. He has also worked in advertising, and has contributed to many national and international publications. His clients include Time Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, ESPN, Atlantic Records, Target, Playboy, Knopf, Prada among others. He has also illustrated covers for the comic book series Fables and The Umbrella Academy, for which he has won six Eisner Awards for "Best Cover Artist".
James Jean currently has seven published works, all of which collect his illustrations and art.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jean
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
February 11, 2009
I expected more Brandon Graham - there were some cool drawings, but no story :(.
Still, overall it was a pretty good anthology - some good stuff by some good people, some good stuff by some people I didn't know, the usual psychedelic stuff that I don't care for, but not so much of that so that I felt like I wasted my money.
Still, overall it was a pretty good anthology - some good stuff by some good people, some good stuff by some people I didn't know, the usual psychedelic stuff that I don't care for, but not so much of that so that I felt like I wasted my money.
February 8, 2018
Overall, the majority of these stories fell very flat. I enjoy comic anthologies, and the way they can bring a wide range of stories and artists together. But this one just didn't work for me -- while a couple had interesting stories or great art, most of them left me feeling like "what the hell did I just read?"
July 11, 2014
I...Wow...This anthology is a cavalcade of bizarre stories that are both beautiful and in some cases, grotesque. The plot tends to be obscure in each of them, but it doesn't deter the reader from enjoying them. James Jean gives readers something very different and honestly none of it was expected.
July 19, 2010
Some really really good short comics in here but also some really crappy ones. My favourites were by Matt Furie - pure comedy.
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February 28, 2023
I picked this up randomly at a book store and it is one of the coolest collections of comics and art I've ever read. Thanks for being friends guys and making this.
June 23, 2015
With stories darker and less linear than previous incarnations of this anthology, SOS still manages periodic brilliance, including Farel Dalrymple's shadow men, Hanuka's best Wrenchie's cover/riff, and brilliant bizarre work by James Jean and Zachary Baldus.
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