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Free S**t

Free S**t

Current price: $19.99
Publication Date: September 3rd, 2019
Publisher:
Fantagraphics
ISBN:
9781683962601
Pages:
208
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Description

A collection of the Black Hole cartoonist’s secret, self-published sketchbooks and zines.

Since 2000, master cartoonist Charles Burns has been self-publishing a secret, handmade sketchbook zine titled Free S**t, exclusively for friends and VIPs. For the first time, Burns has compiled all twenty-five issues into a single pocket-sized volume for all of his fans to enjoy. Featuring finished drawings, rough sketches, process pieces, and more, the book is a revealing behind-the-scenes look at how characters and motifs in acclaimed works like Black Hole and Last Look have evolved.

About the Author

Charles Burns is the internationally renowned creator of the graphic novels Black Hole and Last Look. Burns grew up in Seattle, rose to prominence in Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly’s RAW magazine, and is one of the most distinctive and original cartoonists of his generation. He lives in Philadelphia, PA.

Praise for Free S**t

This compendium of unsettling images is a disgusting gem bound to be adored by Burns’s followers.
— Publishers Weekly

Free S**t shows us the push and pull between alluring and disturbing. Burns’ imagination is full of ugly, hideous creatures but his presentation of them is simply gorgeous and mesmerizing.

— Panel Patter