Building Stories
#[h]
(2012)
Pantheon,
2012 Series
- Price
- ?
- Pages
- 56
- On-sale Date
- 2012-10-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- [none printed]
- ISBN
-
978-0-375-42433-5
- Barcode
- 9780375424335 55000
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Partially clothbound hardcover- 9.25" x 12.25" (23.49 cm x 31.11 cm)
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
in 
in ![Cover Thumbnail for Building Stories (Pantheon, 2012 series) #[h]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/950/w200/950552.jpg?8420097344153190069)
I Just Want to Fall Asleep and Never Wake Up Again.
Building Stories / illustration / 2 pages
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Reprints
-
from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted - from Chicago Reader (August 16, 2002)
-
Indexer Notes
Starts on inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Kick kick kick lick ssssshhhhhh
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Synopsis
- The woman sleeps, wakes up, takes a shower, goes to the market, sees a dead robin on the curb, picks a flower, sits down on her couch and tends to a basket of clothes. A wordless sequence.
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from Kramer's Ergot #5 ?
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Kgnk set gklgtgtgk pgnk k-klk klk k-klk
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Synopsis
- The woman starts the laundry machine, switches blouses a few times, lies on her bed staring at a hook on the ceiling, and then steps out of the house while its raining. A wordless sequence.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Once upon a time, there was a building. It was a tired, old building that nobody had ever much cared about.
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #16 (2002)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stp chng chnglk chnglng kgnk kgnk klatg klatk chngk klk
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Synopsis
- The woman walks in the rain to her florist job. She opens the shop, reads a note, turns on the lights, tends to some flowers and puts on lipstick. A wordless sequence.
- Reprints
My Life
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from Chicago Reader (September 5, 2003)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While I was still in art school, I developed a reputation amongst some of the faculty....
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman; Jeffrey; Jeffrey's Mom; Jeffrey's Dad
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #23 (Winter 2003-04)
- in An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories (Yale University Press, 2006 series) #2 ([October 21] 2008)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't carry that... I can get it...
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman; Jeffrey; Jeffrey's Mom; Jeffrey's Dad
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #24 (Spring 2004)
- in An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories (Yale University Press, 2006 series) #2 ([October 21] 2008)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I guess this would've been the moment in any fiction (if I was making it all up)...
- Characters
- Nanna [Unnamed Young Woman]; Jeffrey; Jeffrey's Mom; Jeffrey's Dad
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #25 (Summer 2004)
- in An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories (Yale University Press, 2006 series) #2 ([October 21] 2008)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Christmas came and went, though, and before I knew it, I was back to work, keeping Jeffrey company...
- Characters
- Nanna [Unnamed Young Woman]; Jeffrey; Jeffrey's Mom; Jeffrey's Dad
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #26 (Fall 2004)
- in An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories (Yale University Press, 2006 series) #2 ([October 21] 2008)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shut pgnk snp chk squp snp
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Synopsis
- The woman receives a delivery of flowers, builds up a bouqet, stares at the clock and clips some flowers for display. A wordless sequence.
- Reprints
An Idea
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from Chicago Reader (August 29, 2003)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A young boy, fingers idly wandering beneath his quilt, dreams of the future, and how he might win the heart---
- Characters
- Young Boy; The Girl Downstairs
- Reprints
- from Nest Magazine #18
Indexer Notes
This also appeared in the Chicago Reader (2003 ?) with a different opening caption near the top of the page.
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The same morning, many decades later: A young woman, her mind gone idle over the overwhelming...
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #18 (2002)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- God... I can't do it... I can't do it! I can't do it!
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman; Mr. Tart; Ricky; Stephanie
Those People
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from The Chicago Reader ?
-
That Girl
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from The Chicago Reader ?
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Recently, I was looking through some of my old winter clothes, when I found something I wish I hadn't...
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman; Lance
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from The New Yorker (February 16 & 23, 2004)
-
Her Leg
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from The Chicago Reader ?
-
The Day
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from Chicago Reader (September 12, 2003)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We'll sleep in my old room. You'll like it, I think...
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman; Lance; Young woman's mom
- Reprints
- from McSweeney's Quarterly Concern (McSweeney's, 1998 series) #13 (2004) which is reprinted
- from Nest Magazine #21 (Summer 2003)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Except the last time I was there, this really weird thing happened.
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman; Young Woman's Mom; Young Woman's Dad
- Reprints
- from McSweeney's Quarterly Concern (McSweeney's, 1998 series) #13 (2004) which is reprinted
- from Nest Magazine #22 (Fall 2003)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Every day when I get home from work, or shopping, or anywhere I'm so exhausted.
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #20 (Spring 2003)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Beep Beep Pgngk tng tng ding ding sh-shut
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Synopsis
- The woman works the cash register, sweeps the floor, locks the shop door, moves and waters some flowers and checks out. A wordless sequence.
- Reprints
[The Only People Who've Ever Seen Me Naked]
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman; Lance
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #20 (Spring 2003)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Klnkgk-g sh-shut squk set
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Synopsis
- The woman walks up the stairs, enters her apartment, lies on the couch, gives the cat food, makes some pasta, drinks some water and goes to sleep on the couch. A wordless sequence.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The obvious first choice always feels like my eyes, since that's how most of the world finds its way...
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman; Lance
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #20 (Spring 2003)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We did everything together... shopping, cooking, studying... We read books to each other...
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman; Lance
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Who hasn't tried when passing by a building, or a home, at night to peer past half-closed shades...
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #17 (2002)
-
Indexer Notes
Reworked from its original appearance in nest magazine.
A Feeling
Building Stories / comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman
- Reprints
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from The Chicago Reader (April 16, 2004) (first page only ?)
-
Indexer Notes
Ends on inside back cover.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
I Just Want to Fall Asleep and Never Wake Up Again.
Building Stories -
2.
["Kick kick kick lick ssssshhhhhh"]
Building Stories -
3.
["Kgnk set gklgtgtgk pgnk k-klk klk k-klk"]
Building Stories -
4.
["Once upon a time, there was a building. It was a tired, old building that nobody had ever much cared about."]
Building Stories -
5.
["Stp chng chnglk chnglng kgnk kgnk klatg klatk chngk klk"]
Building Stories -
6.
My Life
Building Stories -
7.
["While I was still in art school, I developed a reputation amongst some of the faculty...."]
Building Stories -
8.
["Don't carry that... I can get it..."]
Building Stories -
9.
["I guess this would've been the moment in any fiction (if I was making it all up)..."]
Building Stories -
10.
["Christmas came and went, though, and before I knew it, I was back to work, keeping Jeffrey company..."]
Building Stories -
11.
["Shut pgnk snp chk squp snp"]
Building Stories -
12.
An Idea
Building Stories -
13.
["A young boy, fingers idly wandering beneath his quilt, dreams of the future, and how he might win the heart---"]
Building Stories -
14.
Their Words
Building Stories -
15.
["The same morning, many decades later: A young woman, her mind gone idle over the overwhelming..."]
Building Stories -
16.
This Morning
Building Stories -
17.
["God... I can't do it... I can't do it! I can't do it!"]
Building Stories -
18.
Those People
Building Stories -
19.
That Girl
Building Stories -
20.
["Recently, I was looking through some of my old winter clothes, when I found something I wish I hadn't..."]
Building Stories -
21.
Her Leg
Building Stories -
22.
The Day
Building Stories -
23.
["We'll sleep in my old room. You'll like it, I think..."]
Building Stories -
24.
["Except the last time I was there, this really weird thing happened."]
Building Stories -
25.
His Face
Building Stories -
26.
["Every day when I get home from work, or shopping, or anywhere I'm so exhausted."]
Building Stories -
27.
["Beep Beep Pgngk tng tng ding ding sh-shut"]
Building Stories -
28.
[The Only People Who've Ever Seen Me Naked]
Building Stories -
29.
["Klnkgk-g sh-shut squk set"]
Building Stories -
30.
["The obvious first choice always feels like my eyes, since that's how most of the world finds its way..."]
Building Stories -
31.
["We did everything together... shopping, cooking, studying... We read books to each other..."]
Building Stories -
32.
["Who hasn't tried when passing by a building, or a home, at night to peer past half-closed shades..."]
Building Stories -
33.
A Feeling
Building Stories
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- Steven Samuels
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