<p>Catalog to the exhibition FUNNY (not funny), held at the University of Michigan School of Art &amp; Design WORK-DETROIT gallery, from January 22 - February 26, 2010. The exhibition concerned the presence of Black Humor as manifest in contemporary American alternative comics, and included the work of Ivan Brunetti, Chris Cilla, Sue Coe, Lisa Hanawalt, Glenn Head, Tim Hensley, Ian Huebert, Ben Katchor, Michael Kupperman, Mats!?, Daniel Maw, Taylor McKimens, Travis Millard, Tom Neely, Mark Newgarden, David Paleo, Jonathon Rosen, David Sandlin, Rob Sato and Jon Vermilyea. This publication is fully illustrated with images both new and old (many of which are previously unpublished), and contains a comprehensive essay on the history of Black Humor in American comics, using Surrealist founder André Breton's groundbreaking literary definition as a starting point. In addition, there are new statements written by all of the participating twenty artists, addressing the relationship of their work to Black Humor as well as a complete and up-to-date bio-bibliography. Softcover, 56 pages, full color, 8.5 x 8.5 inches. Edited and designed by Ryan Standfest. Published by Rotland Press, 2010.</p>

FUNNY (not funny): A Modest Selection of Comic Art Exhibiting Signs of Black Humor

Ivan Brunetti

Mats

Sue Coe

Tim Hensley

Michael Kupperman

Chris Cilla

Lisa Hanawalt

Glenn Head

Ian Huebert

Ben Katchor

Rotland Press

"Expo 2000" is the book companion to America's preeminent festival of independent cartoonists and publishers, which is held annually to benefit the non-profit comic book legal defense fund. This anthology brings together more than sixty of the finest talents of the international alternative comics movement in a single sizzling volume.

Expo 2000

Comics & Graphic Novels

SETH

Kevin Scalzo

Charles Burns

Megan Kelso

Adrian Tomine

James Kochalka

Chris, Ware

Graphic Novels

Westhampton House

Sophisticated works by an international cast of award winning artists. Includes comics by: Ivan Brunetti, David Choe, Dave Cooper, Renee French, Tom Hart, Michael Kupperman, David Lasky, Lat, Matt Madden, Megan Kelso, James Kochalka, John Porcellino, Ron Regé Jr., Sara Varon and many others. Wrapped in a jam cover by Dave Cooper, Marc Bell, Miriam Katin and Ron Regé Jr.Rosetta is a squarebound 196-page comics anthology of sophisticated works by an international cast of award winning artists. Rosetta is targeted at a mature audience which views comics as a valid art form equal to any other. Rosetta not only entertains with new stories by over twenty award winning cartoonists from North America and around the world, but also reveals the creative processes and compromises that occur in the creation of comic art in the form of a sketchbook section.The contributing artists have been set the task to go beyond the boundaries set by their previous works and to push themselves into areas that they consider dangerous to their reputations. Edited by Ng Suat Tong, with Tom Devlin doing Graphic Design, Rosetta is packaged under a phenomenal sequential jam cover and endpaper concept by Dave Cooper, Marc Bell, Miriam Katin and Ron Regé Jr.Under a cover by Dave Cooper, Nick Bertozzi dreams about the sequentiality of Hokusai’s prints, Ivan Brunetti muses upon the music of Erik Satie, David Choe examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a trip to the Gaza strip, David Collier discusses the quirks of Islam, Renee French provides an eccentric example of portraiture, Tom Hart explores his literary side, the respected cartoonist Lat retrieves a distant memory of his childhood in Malaysia, Matt Madden produces sequential magic out of old NYC mugshots, Miriam Katin delves into the moral questions surrounding her childhood in Hungary, Megan Kelso provides another chapter in her Artichoke Tales”, James Kochalka provides an atypical example of his realism, Ron Regé Jr. philosophizes about consumerism, Katja Tukiainen provides a diary of her trip of India to study yoga and Stefan J H van Dinther tests the boundaries of experimental comics.The creators contributing to this project include:M. S. Bastian (of the Swiss avant-garde Mutanten group)Marc Bell (The Expo anthology, Exclaim! and Vice magazines)Nick Bertozzi (Boswash, The Masochists, Rubber Necker)Ivan Brunetti (Schizo, Haw)David Choe (Slow Jams, Non)David Collier (Collier’s, Just the Facts)Greg Cook (Catch as Catch Can)Dave Cooper (Weasel, Crumple)Renee French (Marbles in My Underpants, The Soap Lady)Tom Hart (The Sands, Hutch Owen, Triple Dare)Michael Kupperman (Snake N Bacon)Ulf K. (The Man on the Moon, Tango with Death)David Lasky (Boom Boom, Urban Hipster, Ulysses)Lat (Kampung Boy, Town Boy)Matt Madden (Black Candy, Odds Off, A Fine Mess)Miriam Katin (Monkeysuit, Drawn & Quarterly)Megan Kelso (Queen of the Black Black, Girlhero)James Kochalka (Sketchbook Diaries, Monkey vs. Robot, Fantastic Butterflies, Peanutbutter & Jeremy)John Porcellino (King Cat, Perfect Example)Ron Regé Jr. (Skibber Bee Bye, Drawn & Quarterly)Tobias Schalken (Eiland)Katja Tukiainen (New Thing)Stefan J. H. van Dinther (Eiland)Sara Varon (Dreamland Burns, Sweaterweather)Danijel Zezelj (The Corinthian, Air Mexico, WWIII Illustrated)

Rosetta: A Comics Anthology Volume 1

Tom Hart

Renée French

David Collier

Dave Cooper

Nick Bertozzi

David Choe

Marc Bell

Alternative Comics

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