The definitive collection of Jerry Moriarty s celebrated comic strip Jack Survives. This oversized, full-color edition gathers for the first time all of the strips and presents them in the way the author intended. Introduction by acclaimed cartoonist Chris Ware (Jimmy Corrigan).
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Moriarty is probably best known now as a painter, but Jack Survives—his series of short painted comics vignettes about his father's life in the '40s and early '50s—first appeared in RAW magazine and a short book more than 20 years ago. (This edition begins with short essays by Art Spiegelman and Chris Ware in praise of Moriarty's work.) These pieces, none longer than four pages and most only a single page, are generally tiny anecdotes about the way Jack clings to dignity. He's at the mercy of his environment, but he's armed with the props of his generation—coffee, a businessman's suit and hat, the politesse of universal small talk. In a typical story, Jack is awakened by a ringing phone, finds his arms asleep, knocks the receiver onto the floor and lies down to talk into it, only to hear the person on the other end hanging up. The virtues of Moriarty's work, though, are mostly fine-art virtues: immaculately designed compositions that suggest a psychological state; forms suggested by a minimum of thick, tactile marks; a sense of being thoroughly layered and revised. A few word balloons have earlier drafts of dialogue faintly visible through white paint, and this volume includes ravishing pen-and-ink studies for several strips. (July)
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Jerry s comics pages are composed with the elegant precision of an Edward Hopper painting. Self-aware, but never self-conscious; he s a storyteller sharing intimate memories. His sincere love and understanding of comics narrative led him to make comix pages that became central to RAW magazine. -- ART SPIEGELMAN
"Being probably the most condensed, poetic effort of modern comics, this edition of Jack Survives may also be the most valuable comic art reprint of the past two decades; Moriarty's work is as fresh, sharp and heartfelt as the day he drew it, and maybe (as is frequently the case with real art) even moreso." --Chris Ware
Jerry s comics pages are composed with the elegant precision of an Edward Hopper painting. Self-aware, but never self-conscious; he s a storyteller sharing intimate memories. His sincere love and understanding of comics narrative led him to make comix pages that became central to RAW magazine. -- ART SPIEGELMAN
"Being probably the most condensed, poetic effort of modern comics, this edition of Jack Survives may also be the most valuable comic art reprint of the past two decades; Moriarty's work is as fresh, sharp and heartfelt as the day he drew it, and maybe (as is frequently the case with real art) even moreso." --Chris Ware
"Being probably the most condensed, poetic effort of modern comics, this edition of Jack Survives may also be the most valuable comic art reprint of the past two decades; Moriarty's work is as fresh, sharp and heartfelt as the day he drew it, and maybe (as is frequently the case with real art) even moreso." --Chris Ware
Jerry s comics pages are composed with the elegant precision of an Edward Hopper painting. Self-aware, but never self-conscious; he s a storyteller sharing intimate memories. His sincere love and understanding of comics narrative led him to make comix pages that became central to RAW magazine. -- ART SPIEGELMAN
"Being probably the most condensed, poetic effort of modern comics, this edition of Jack Survives may also be the most valuable comic art reprint of the past two decades; Moriarty's work is as fresh, sharp and heartfelt as the day he drew it, and maybe (as is frequently the case with real art) even moreso." --Chris Ware
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I first purchase the Raw One shot of Jack Survives in the 80's. After reading it I was in love with Moriarty's work. His bold lines and quiet storytelling was incredibly beautiful and much needed in a time when mainstream comics art was beginning to take on too much ugliness. The book was calming and quite inspirational. It left me wanting more. Now years later, this lovely collection comes out and it is worth the money. The art re-scanned and it's lovely to see new images.Moriarty's work is now given the proper respect it so much deserved.
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