Comments on: *Alice in Sunderland — Best of 2007 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/23/alice-in-sunderland-best-of-2007/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:58:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alice in Wonderland Comics » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/23/alice-in-sunderland-best-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-112056 Alice in Wonderland Comics » Comics Worth Reading Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:20:30 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/23/alice-in-sunderland-best-of-2007/#comment-112056 [...] don’t know how to classify Bryan Talbot’s Alice in Sunderland, other than to say it’s just as creative as the original in very different [...]

[...] don’t know how to classify Bryan Talbot’s Alice in Sunderland, other than to say it’s just as creative as the original in very different [...]

]]> By: John http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/23/alice-in-sunderland-best-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-90646 John Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:07:37 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/23/alice-in-sunderland-best-of-2007/#comment-90646 This is one of my favorite graphic novels of all time and it's rich enough that I know I will be giving it repeated readings over the years and will take away something with each one. That said, I've had a hard time recommending it to anyone, it seems like it's asking for quite a commitment from people! This is one of my favorite graphic novels of all time and it’s rich enough that I know I will be giving it repeated readings over the years and will take away something with each one. That said, I’ve had a hard time recommending it to anyone, it seems like it’s asking for quite a commitment from people!

]]> By: Adam_Y http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/23/alice-in-sunderland-best-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-90643 Adam_Y Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:16:11 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/23/alice-in-sunderland-best-of-2007/#comment-90643 We were lucky enough to get Bryan to come and give a talk at the Lancaster Comics Convention. Strange bloke, undeniably talented and friendly enough... but he is his work and so all of that oddness in Alice does seem to be a reflection of the artist... Which is a good thing, right? Oh, and he drank my coffee... just picked up off the corner of my table and wandered off with it. We were lucky enough to get Bryan to come and give a talk at the Lancaster Comics Convention.

Strange bloke, undeniably talented and friendly enough… but he is his work and so all of that oddness in Alice does seem to be a reflection of the artist…

Which is a good thing, right?

Oh, and he drank my coffee… just picked up off the corner of my table and wandered off with it.

]]> By: Best of 2007 » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/23/alice-in-sunderland-best-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-113924 Best of 2007 » Comics Worth Reading Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:05:58 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/23/alice-in-sunderland-best-of-2007/#comment-113924 [...] Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot - Not as much a graphic novel as a happening, made up of bits and pieces of every kind of image and graphic design. An unusual blend of pictures and text that eschews the usual panel borders or page grids to immerse the reader in a phantasmagoric trip through Talbot’s mind and the history of this particular area of Northeast England. Nearly impossible to describe accurately, it must be experienced. [...]

[...] Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot – Not as much a graphic novel as a happening, made up of bits and pieces of every kind of image and graphic design. An unusual blend of pictures and text that eschews the usual panel borders or page grids to immerse the reader in a phantasmagoric trip through Talbot’s mind and the history of this particular area of Northeast England. Nearly impossible to describe accurately, it must be experienced. [...]

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