Bandage: A Diary of Sorts
written and illustrated by Kate Glasheen
Hardcover: 104 pages
Black and White
Publisher: Katiecrimespree Pictures and Words; 1st edition (July 14, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0578085887
ISBN-13: 978-0578085883
Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Website:http://www.bandagegn.com
$14.99
Footsteps etch a map from one summer to the next. A nameless young man stands at the threshold of adulthood, and he stands with all the love and support of the years that nurtured him. But as he steps through, the faces and places he grew with begin to exit one by one. The everyday tragedy of loss leads a forced march towards the uncertainty and loneliness of the future. Hopelessness starts to override the urge to heal, and he must ask himself, if what can be gained is worth what has been lost.
This coming-of-age graphic novel acts as his diary, documenting a stream of conscious narrative and surreal visual interpretations of the year’s events.
Come on now -how many times do I have to say it? Kate Glasheen is one of those artists who will inevitably become a big name in the future. Yeah, becoming a big name means starving first (I’m still trying to get out of that stage!). But there is no exaggeration in saying that Glasheen could have the same impact and effect on comics that Bill Sienkiewicz had in the 1980s and that was enormous.
I’ve seen artwork in comics from China, Russia, Malaysia, Finland -well, you name the place so long as its not Papua New Guinea- and there is some great stuff out there. But -but- when it comes to a unique artstyle that makes me sit down and look long and hard there are only two artists I list in that category -both female. One is Donna Barr and the other Kate Glasheen.
I mean look at that art!!
This is a privately published book, too which takes a lot of guts. Marvel and DC want to prove they have “alternative” art credentials as well as the regular super hero stuff -get Glasheen to do some work for you! Along with Hybrid Bastards (written by Tom Pinchuk), Bandage will become one of those books future comic collectors are going to be desperate to get their hands on. At $14.99 this book is a steal and I wish I could make people buy it!
So, want to show people you have taste? Show you recognise a talent before it explodes onto the scene?
BUY THIS BOOK!!!!
PLEASE.
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