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Drawn & Quarterly Showcase #3
Drawn & Quarterly Showcase: Book Three: Book Three
D+Q presents the latest anthology of new comics talent from around the world.
D+Q publisher Chris Oliveros started the company by publishing a quarterly magazine of the world's best comics talent, which over the years became an award-winning deluxe coffee-table anthology that featured cartoon classics of yesteryear, such as Gasoline Alley, and today's French comics superstars Dupuy & Berberian. Fourteen years later, Oliveros noticed an explosion of new talent from around the globe, so he decided to combine two of the things he does best-publishing anthologies and nurturing talent. The result is the Drawn & Quarterly Showcase, which is one of the most exciting outlets for readers to find new comics talent.
Book Three features three cartoonists from around the world: Genevieve Castrée from Canada, Matt Broersma from England, and Sammy Harkham from the United States, whose previous graphic novella, Poor Sailor, was excerpted in the David Eggers-edited Best American Nonrequired Reading 2004.
D+Q publisher Chris Oliveros started the company by publishing a quarterly magazine of the world's best comics talent, which over the years became an award-winning deluxe coffee-table anthology that featured cartoon classics of yesteryear, such as Gasoline Alley, and today's French comics superstars Dupuy & Berberian. Fourteen years later, Oliveros noticed an explosion of new talent from around the globe, so he decided to combine two of the things he does best-publishing anthologies and nurturing talent. The result is the Drawn & Quarterly Showcase, which is one of the most exciting outlets for readers to find new comics talent.
Book Three features three cartoonists from around the world: Genevieve Castrée from Canada, Matt Broersma from England, and Sammy Harkham from the United States, whose previous graphic novella, Poor Sailor, was excerpted in the David Eggers-edited Best American Nonrequired Reading 2004.
100 pages, Paperback
First published July 15, 2005
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February 23, 2021
The first 2 stories were absolutely brilliant. Genevieve Castree is one of my favorite cartoonists despite her limited work in the English language and the story Somersaulting by Sammy Harkham hit me like a truck.
Somersaulting is told in a strict 9 panel grid but the size of the book itself give the 9 panel grid a more square look compared to the regular rectangular look of the comic page. This gave it a real unique vibe from the start. The content of the book follows one girl through her entire Summer. It feels like reading one chapter in someone’s life and captures the feeling of a late highschool summer perfectly. The youth, the melancholy, the awkwardness. All perfectly encapsulated in those 20 pages.
Somersaulting is told in a strict 9 panel grid but the size of the book itself give the 9 panel grid a more square look compared to the regular rectangular look of the comic page. This gave it a real unique vibe from the start. The content of the book follows one girl through her entire Summer. It feels like reading one chapter in someone’s life and captures the feeling of a late highschool summer perfectly. The youth, the melancholy, the awkwardness. All perfectly encapsulated in those 20 pages.
January 28, 2020
The first story is too dream-like but the rest is solid.
January 3, 2008
The three stories in this are all mystical. The first, by Genevieve Elverum, is a visually fueled adventure, based on a Tintin book, about being depressed and then climbing a mountain. It is very beautiful and cleanly done. I'm bad at discerning philisophical metaphor, so to me it was only about a girl riding an elephant with a boy, and then a bunch of babies coming out of her sleeping bag, but it is very pleasurable to look at.
The next story is a highly accurate look at what it's like to be about 16. The art is impeccable and enjoyable. Sammy Harkham creates simple but delicate and real-looking landscapes. Unfortunately he doesn't seem to have many things to buy on the internet, but when I see something else by him, I will be eager to pick it up and read it.
The last story is a World War I era ghost story at first, and then an espionage. The art work was not great, so it wasn't exactly the finale I would hope for, and was by all means the weakest of the 3 stories. I went through it quickly, and then quickly went back to re-read the other 2 a few more times.
This was gotten quite cheaply used on Amazon, and as it is a very short compilation, really more of a pre-show catalogue, I would suggest going around it that way, and then seeing which artists you would be interested in reading more of.
The next story is a highly accurate look at what it's like to be about 16. The art is impeccable and enjoyable. Sammy Harkham creates simple but delicate and real-looking landscapes. Unfortunately he doesn't seem to have many things to buy on the internet, but when I see something else by him, I will be eager to pick it up and read it.
The last story is a World War I era ghost story at first, and then an espionage. The art work was not great, so it wasn't exactly the finale I would hope for, and was by all means the weakest of the 3 stories. I went through it quickly, and then quickly went back to re-read the other 2 a few more times.
This was gotten quite cheaply used on Amazon, and as it is a very short compilation, really more of a pre-show catalogue, I would suggest going around it that way, and then seeing which artists you would be interested in reading more of.
April 15, 2009
The Sammy Harkham stuff here is the best in the book, but he rarely disappoints. I never know if his stories are actual "chapters" in a larger narrative that I'm missing pieces of in between, or if it's the intention of his writing to give that impression, but it doesn't bother me much here.
Genevieve Castrée's story was okay - it looked really nice, and was pleasantly perplexing.
I fell asleep reading the Matt Broersma stuff, but I can't really blame him for that.
Overall this isn't a bad collection, but I wouldn't say it was "required reading" either. The Harkham story will probably be included in a collection of his work at some point.
Genevieve Castrée's story was okay - it looked really nice, and was pleasantly perplexing.
I fell asleep reading the Matt Broersma stuff, but I can't really blame him for that.
Overall this isn't a bad collection, but I wouldn't say it was "required reading" either. The Harkham story will probably be included in a collection of his work at some point.
March 28, 2010
I wasn't impressed with the art work, and found Matt Broersma's contribution to be downright frustrating. The illustrations were unattractive and hard to follow in his, but the pictures within the pictures were gorgeous, so you just know he's capable of so much more. I know illustrators try to fit their art work to the tale, but I just felt his section screamed for more detailed, cleaner pictures. The inserts of articles, book excerpts and the such were equally maddening, as the font was so tiny I almost needed a magnifying glass to read them.
I don't feel Sammy Harkham and Genevieve Elverum's offerrings even bear mentioning.
I don't feel Sammy Harkham and Genevieve Elverum's offerrings even bear mentioning.
October 2, 2008
There are three stories by three different authors in this book. The first one, by Genevieve Elverum, has very few words, and amazing drawings. It is more about emotion than information. I adored it. I want to find more works by her.
The 2nd story was also enjoyable. It is by Sammy Harkhan.
The 3rd, I realize, I never finished. It wasn't as compelling as the other two, then I was falling asleep, and just forgot to go back and read it. I'll have to do that.
The 2nd story was also enjoyable. It is by Sammy Harkhan.
The 3rd, I realize, I never finished. It wasn't as compelling as the other two, then I was falling asleep, and just forgot to go back and read it. I'll have to do that.
August 9, 2008
My ex-girlfriend got this three-artist anthology for the Geneviève Castrée illustrations, but I think the best thing in here is easily Sammy Harkham's "Somersaulting." Sammy is an acquaintance of mine from college, I've followed his career for years and this is probably my favorite story of his. Totally worth checking out for Sammy's stuff alone, although the rest is nice, too.
March 17, 2010
This is maybe the best anthology book I've read. All really good pieces and all seemed to have some substance to them. I think the fact that it's limited to four artists really helps it out, giving each one a bit more room to move. I think Sammy Harkham's is my favorite, and I'd never read him before, so that was cool to find out. Good stuff!
July 19, 2008
I love Genevieve Elvrum. Her artwork is like Michael Dzama and Jeffrey Brown and Nicole Georges all in one. Her use of color combined with her simple drawings and sparse prose were beautiful and touching etc etc.
December 19, 2008
I wasn't particularly enthralled with either the writing or the art in this collection. In fact, I was a bit bored by it all. I'm not saying that other people won't like it. I'm just saying that I didn't like it all that much.
June 4, 2007
I really like this series for the variety (spice of life!) you get in one lil' book. This particular one has some really pretty illustrations and great stories.
June 13, 2011
This was kind of a mess. The only comic I found memorable was the first, in which a girl imagines her depression as an elephant.
April 4, 2008
Some great stuff, but uneven. Basically what I'd expect from something like this.
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