Seven Miles a Second [Paperback]

David Wojnarowicz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1996

Perfect bound color comic.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Vertigo (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563892472
• ISBN-13: 978-1563892479
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,182,344 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not the best of Vertigo Comix, Great Text, June 6, 2010

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This review is from: Seven Miles a Second (Paperback)

Separating the artist who wrote the text from the art of this comic is interesting, so here goes...

David Wojnarowicz was a self-taught artist, boldly breaking ground in his explicit homo-erotic art, when he was diagnosed with AIDS in the early years of the disease. He died in 1992 of a death that was certainly painful and prolonged, as protease inhibitors had yet to reach the market and transform the disease from a death sentence to a terminal condition you could live with. In the last years of his life he directly challenged the religious right's crusade to shut down the National Endowment for the Arts, suing Don Wildmon for copyright infringement and misrepresentation. By the time of his death he had created a confrontational legacy that rivals the works of Tony Kushner and Larry Kramer. One of the last of his projects to be completed is this book, an autobiographical account of his life as a teen prostitute, AIDS patient, and artist.

The artwork herein is not fantastic, there are some notable panels but also some spots that David could have drawn better. That may be the problem, for such an intensely autobiographical work there is something missing because David did not illustrate it. Oh well, worth a read none the less.