The Best American Comics #2007

([October] 2007)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Script

David Heatley (credited)

Pencils

David Heatley (credited)

Inks

David Heatley (credited)

Colors

David Heatley (credited)

Synopsis

Birth, infancy, childhood, adulthood, old age, death, all in 30 panels.

Keywords

adulthood; art; childhood; death; embryos; ink; mime story; old age; paintbrushes; rulers

Indexer Notes

Wraparound dustjacket image that continues into the front and back inner flaps. The back section of the jacket includes promo quotes from the San Diego Union-Tribune and Chris Ware

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Script

David Heatley (credited)

Pencils

David Heatley (credited)

Inks

David Heatley (credited)

Colors

David Heatley (credited)

Genre

drama; domestic

Synopsis

A day in the life of the creator.

Keywords

art; dreams; mime story; yoga

Indexer Notes

The entire inside of the dust jacket minus the flaps. A wordless story that uses symbols rather than letters in the word balloons.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

David Heatley (credited) (painting)

Inks

David Heatley (credited) (painting)

Colors

David Heatley (credited) (painting)

Keywords

automobiles; boats; ducks

Indexer Notes

wraparound cover.

Dad Watches (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Moriarty

Pencils

Jerry Moriarty (credited) (painting)

Inks

Jerry Moriarty (credited) (painting)

Colors

Jerry Moriarty (credited) (painting)

Genre

drama

Synopsis

The artist's father watches him work.

Reprints

• from Kramers Ergot (Buenaventura Press, 2006 series) #6 (2006)

Keywords

art

Indexer Notes

front and back endpapers

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

The Best American Comics 2007 (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

title page

The Horror of Simply Being Alive (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ivan Brunetti (credited)

Pencils

Ivan Brunetti (credited)

Inks

Ivan Brunetti (credited)

Colors

Ivan Brunetti (credited)

Letters

Ivan Brunetti (credited)

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Ivan Brunetti; Ivan's Ex-Wife

Synopsis

A man stares at his ceiling.

Reprints

• from Schizo (Fantagraphics, 1995 series) #4 (January 2006)

Keywords

consciousness; divorce; dreams; marriage

The Best American Comics 2007 (Table of Contents: 8)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

title and publisher page with editor credits

Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@#*! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Art Spiegelman (signed)

Pencils

Art Spiegelman (signed)

Inks

Art Spiegelman (signed)

Colors

Art Spiegelman (signed)

Letters

Art Spiegelman (signed)

Genre

humor; biography

Characters

Art Spiegelman; Vladek; Fredric Wertham; Ace Hole

Synopsis

The artist recalls his childhood log cabin, baseball, and his introduction to pre-Code comics.

Reprints

• from Virginia Quarterly Review 82:1, Winter 2006 and from the New Yorker (issue unknown to indexer)

Keywords

baseball; childhood; comic books; memory; novelties

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

copyright and publication credits

Contents (Table of Contents: 11)

table of contents / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Preface (Table of Contents: 13)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Anne Elizabeth Moore

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Moore describes what she sees as the "logic" of the best comics.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 14)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Ware

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Ware discusses the nature of telling stories with pictures.

Walkin' in a...Winta Wunda Land (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Pencils

Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Inks

Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Colors

?

Letters

Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Robert Crumb; Sophie Crumb; Joey; Amber; High Girl

Synopsis

The Crumbs visit their daughter.

Reprints

• from The New Yorker (Advance Publications, 1925 series) #2/13/2006 & 2/20/2006 (February 13, 2006)

Keywords

New York; tattoos

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sophie Crumb (credited)

Pencils

Sophie Crumb (credited)

Inks

Sophie Crumb (credited)

Letters

Sophie Crumb (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey Soph! Whzzup yo?

Genre

humor

Characters

Sophie Crumb

Synopsis

Sophie seeks inspiration for her comic.

Reprints

• from Mome (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) #[4] Spring/Summer 2006 (June 2006)

Keywords

art; comic books

The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death (Table of Contents: 17)

Fun Home / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script

Alison Bechdel

Pencils

Alison Bechdel

Inks

Alison Bechdel

Colors

Alison Bechdel (duotone)

Letters

Alison Bechdel

Characters

Alison Bechdel; Alison's Father; Alison's Cousin; Alison's Mother; Strange Man; Distant Cousin

Reprints

• from Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Houghton Mifflin, 2006 series) (2006)

Just a Bad Seed (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)

Pencils

Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)

Inks

Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)

Colors

Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)

Letters

Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)

Characters

Carol Tyler; Trudy

Reprints

• from Late Bloomer (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (August 2005)

Once, We Ran (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)

Pencils

Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)

Inks

Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)

Colors

Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)

Letters

Carol Tyler (signed as C. Tyler)

Reprints

• from Late Bloomer (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (August 2005)

Whats Happening Marlys (Table of Contents: 20)

Ernie Pook's Comeek / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Lynda Barry

Pencils

Lynda Barry

Inks

Lynda Barry

Letters

Lynda Barry

Genre

children

Characters

Marlys

Reprints

• from Ernie Pook's Comeek

Skate Date (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Lauren R. Weinstein

Pencils

Lauren R. Weinstein

Inks

Lauren R. Weinstein

Colors

Lauren R. Weinstein

Letters

Lauren R. Weinstein

Characters

Lauren; John

Reprints

• from Girl Stories (Henry Holt and Co., 2006 series) (2006)

Keywords

kissing; parking lot; teenagers

Waiting… (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lauren R. Weinstein

Pencils

Lauren R. Weinstein

Inks

Lauren R. Weinstein

Colors

Lauren R. Weinstein

Letters

Lauren R. Weinstein

Characters

Lauren; John

Reprints

• from Girl Stories (Henry Holt and Co., 2006 series) (2006)

Keywords

teenager; telephone

John & I Go to the Movies… (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Lauren R. Weinstein

Pencils

Lauren R. Weinstein

Inks

Lauren R. Weinstein

Colors

Lauren R. Weinstein

Letters

Lauren R. Weinstein

Characters

Lauren; John; Lauren's Dad

Reprints

• from Girl Stories (Henry Holt and Co., 2006 series) (2006)

Keywords

movie theater

I Ended Up At a “Latin” Club (Sept. 3, 2005) (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vanessa Davis

Pencils

Vanessa Davis

Inks

Vanessa Davis

Colors

Vanessa Davis

Letters

Vanessa Davis

Reprints

• from Kramers Ergot (Buenaventura Press, 2006 series) #6 (2006)

Keywords

dancing

[“I've been gradually freaking out more and more out about moving away” (Sept. 1, 2005)] (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vanessa Davis

Pencils

Vanessa Davis

Inks

Vanessa Davis

Colors

Vanessa Davis

Letters

Vanessa Davis

Characters

Vanessa

Reprints

• from Kramers Ergot (Buenaventura Press, 2006 series) #6 (2006)

["Michael drew me and Gabrielle and it came out so well” (September 5, 2005)] (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vanessa Davis

Pencils

Vanessa Davis

Inks

Vanessa Davis

Colors

Vanessa Davis

Letters

Vanessa Davis

Characters

Vanessa; Gabrielle; Michael

Reprints

• from Kramers Ergot (Buenaventura Press, 2006 series) #6 (2006)

Keywords

drawing

[“Karen and I were in Toys In Babeland” (September 12, 2005)] (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vanessa Davis

Pencils

Vanessa Davis

Inks

Vanessa Davis

Colors

Vanessa Davis

Letters

Vanessa Davis

Characters

Vanessa; Karen; Hasidic Guy; Saleslady

Reprints

• from Kramers Ergot (Buenaventura Press, 2006 series) #6 (2006)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Gabrielle Bell

Pencils

Gabrielle Bell

Inks

Gabrielle Bell

Colors

Gabrielle Bell

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My California journal begins in a bar in New York where Rita and I draw and take advantage of the free drinks on ladies night.

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Gabrielle Belle; Rita; Mary Ellis; Edie; Grandmother; Carlotta; Julie; Carlos; Therapist; Neighbor; Kevin; Grant; Alisha; Marriane; Jason

Reprints

• from Mome (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) #[5] Fall 2006 (September 2006)

Indexer Notes

Covers from March 28 to April 17th 2006.

Six Things I Like About My Girlfriend (Table of Contents: 29)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ivan Brunetti

Pencils

Ivan Brunetti

Inks

Ivan Brunetti

Colors

Ivan Brunetti (duotone)

Letters

Ivan Brunetti

Characters

Ivan Brunetti; Laura

Reprints

• from Schizo (Fantagraphics, 1995 series) #4 (January 2006)

These Things, These Things (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jeffrey Brown

Pencils

Jeffrey Brown (ink pen only ?)

Inks

Jeffrey Brown

Letters

Jeffrey Brown

Characters

Jeffrey Brown; Sophia; Michael; Zak Sally; Michael's Girlfriend; Anders' Mom; Stephanie; Carly

Reprints

• from These Things, These Things (Jeffrey Brown, 2005 series) (2005)

Fuc 1997: We Share a Happy Secret but Beware Because the Modern World Emerges (Table of Contents: 31)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Ron Regé Jr.

Pencils

Ron Regé Jr.

Inks

Ron Regé Jr.

Colors

Ron Regé Jr.

Letters

Ron Regé Jr.

Reprints

• from Kramers Ergot (Buenaventura Press, 2006 series) #6 (2006)

Country Roads- Brighton (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

John Porcellino

Pencils

John Porcellino

Inks

John Porcellino

Letters

John Porcellino

Reprints

• from King-Cat Comics and Stories (October 1, 2005)

Keywords

driving; small town

Needles and Pins (Table of Contents: 33)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Jonathan Bennett

Pencils

Jonathan Bennett

Inks

Jonathan Bennett

Letters

Jonathan Bennett

Characters

David

Reprints

• from Mome (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) #[2] Fall 2005 (Fall 2005)

Keywords

bench; pigeons; sitting

Glenn In Bed (Table of Contents: 34)

Glenn Ganges / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Kevin Huizenga

Pencils

Kevin Huizenga

Inks

Kevin Huizenga

Colors

Kevin Huizenga (duotone)

Letters

Kevin Huizenga

Characters

Glenn Ganges; Wendy

Reprints

• from Ganges (Fantagraphics, 2006 series) #1 (2006)

Keywords

bed; sleeping; wife

Sambo (Table of Contents: 35)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

David Heatley

Pencils

David Heatley

Inks

David Heatley

Colors

David Heatley

Letters

David Heatley

Characters

Sambo; Reb

Reprints

• from Mome (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) #[4] Spring/Summer 2006 (June 2006)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Lubavitch, Ukraine, 1876 (Table of Contents: 37)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Sammy Harkham

Pencils

Sammy Harkham

Inks

Sammy Harkham

Letters

Sammy Harkham

Genre

historical

Characters

Harkham; Rabbi Shusterman; Moshe; Beruriah; Punin

Reprints

• from Kramers Ergot (Buenaventura Press, 2006 series) #6 (2006)

Untitled (The List) (Table of Contents: 38)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Miriam Katin

Pencils

Miriam Katin

Letters

Miriam Katin

Genre

historical

Characters

Frau Levy; Herr Baross; Eva; Anna

Reprints

• from We Are on Our Own (Drawn & Quarterly, 2006 series) (May 2006)

Keywords

Germany; Jews; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Shoehorn Technique (Table of Contents: 40)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Ben Katchor

Pencils

Ben Katchor

Inks

Ben Katchor

Colors

Ben Katchor (grey wash)

Letters

Ben Katchor

Characters

Seymour Floym; Dr. Alfred Eisbein; Receptionist; Uncle Larry; Healthy Young Woman; Lucy; Myrna Floym; Lawrence Pickell; Mrs. Pisgah; Henti Able; Brother Nostrand Avenu; Carl Mandoor

Reprints

• from The Chicago Reader (March 3 - May 19, 2006)

Keywords

candied apples; chiropodist; podiatry; shoe store; shoehorn

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

Shortcomings / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

Adrian Tomine

Pencils

Adrian Tomine

Inks

Adrian Tomine

Letters

Adrian Tomine

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You must be Alice’s friend.

Characters

Ben; Sasha Lenz

Reprints

• from Optic Nerve (Drawn & Quarterly, 1995 series) #10 (October 2005) [19 page excerpt]

Cut Thru (Table of Contents: 43)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

David Heatley

Pencils

David Heatley

Inks

David Heatley

Colors

David Heatley

Letters

David Heatley

Reprints

• from Mome (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) #[4] Spring/Summer 2006 (June 2006)

Laundry Room (Table of Contents: 44)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

David Heatley

Pencils

David Heatley

Inks

David Heatley

Colors

David Heatley

Letters

David Heatley

Reprints

• from Mome (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) #[4] Spring/Summer 2006 (June 2006)

Fritz After Dark (Table of Contents: 45)

Fritz / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Characters

Fritz [Fritzi Rosalba Martinez]; Mark Herrera; Enrique Escobar; Booker Court Slater; Enrique's Mom; Enrique's Dad; Jan; Phanto [Lars Mucklebus]; Jerome; Albert [Franky Obregon]

Reprints

• from Luba's Comics and Stories (Fantagraphics, 2000 series) #7 (January 2006)

No Midgets In Midgetville! (Table of Contents: 46)

comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Kim Deitch

Pencils

Kim Deitch

Inks

Kim Deitch

Letters

Kim Deitch

Characters

Doc; Kim Deitch; Malek Janochek; Walter Kleinschmidt; Waldo the Cat; Moll Barkeley-Bakendorf; Dorothy Bakendorf-Weiss; Jack Sprite; Goldy; Evil Weevil King; Morris; Pam; Wanda Sponder

Reprints

• from The Stuff of Dreams (Fantagraphics, 2002 series) #3 (August 2005) [excerpt]

Dinner and a Walk (Table of Contents: 47)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Anders Nilsen

Pencils

Anders Nilsen

Inks

Anders Nilsen

Letters

Anders Nilsen

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; nature

Reprints

• from Big Questions (Drawn & Quarterly, 2005 series) #7 (Fall 2005)

Keywords

birds; tree; woodpecker

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Charles Burns ?

Inks

Charles Burns ?

Reprints

• from ?

Indexer Notes

A nightime sky full of stars similar to the one shown in Black Hole #12.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 49)

Black Hole / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Burns

Pencils

Charles Burns

Inks

Charles Burns

Letters

Charles Burns

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've been out here so many times and every time has been good… out here with friends, family, Rob.

Characters

Chris Rhodes; Rob Fancincani; Beach Lady; Dave Barnes

Reprints

• from Black Hole (Fantagraphics, 1998 series) #12 (December 2004) [10 page excerpt]

Indexer Notes

The final sequence in the story.

Untitled (Discrete Operations Vehicle- Burning Gall) (Table of Contents: 50)

Jimbo / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gary Panter

Pencils

Gary Panter (ink only ?)

Inks

Gary Panter

Letters

Gary Panter

Characters

Jimbo; Fluke; Valise

Reprints

• from Jimbo's Inferno (Fantagraphics, 2006 series) (March 2006)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 51)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Colors

?

Blond Atchen and the Bumble Boys In the Second’s Lair (Table of Contents: 52)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

CF

Pencils

CF

Inks

CF

Colors

CF

Letters

CF

Characters

Blond Atchen

Reprints

• from The Ganzfeld (Gingko Press; Picturebox, 2004 series) #4

My Bumbling, Corpulent Mass (Table of Contents: 53)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ivan Brunetti

Pencils

Ivan Brunetti

Inks

Ivan Brunetti

Colors

Ivan Brunetti (duotone)

Letters

Ivan Brunetti

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Ivan Brunetti; Schroeder

Reprints

• from Schizo (Fantagraphics, 1995 series) #4 (January 2006)

Keywords

airplane flight; airport; dead bird; New York City; restaurant

Meet the Dropouts (Table of Contents: 54)

The Dropouts / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tim Hensley

Pencils

Tim Hensley

Inks

Tim Hensley

Colors

Tim Hensley

Letters

Tim Hensley

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Wally Gropius; The Dropouts [Fred; Red; Ed]; Munificent

Reprints

• from Mome (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) #[5] Fall 2006 (September 2006)

Keywords

rock band

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 55)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Colors

?

Kramer’s Ergot: Fuck You (Table of Contents: 56)

comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Paper Rad

Pencils

Paper Rad

Inks

Paper Rad

Colors

Paper Rad

Letters

Paper Rad

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Kramer; Jerry Seinfeld; Newman

Reprints

• from Kramers Ergot (Buenaventura Press, 2006 series) #6 (2006)

Keywords

hallucination

Walnut Creek (Table of Contents: 57)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

David Heatley

Pencils

David Heatley

Inks

David Heatley

Colors

David Heatley

Letters

David Heatley

Characters

David

Reprints

• from Mome (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) #[4] Spring/Summer 2006 (June 2006)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 58)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Colors

?

Won’t Be Licked! The Great ’37 Flood In Louisville (Table of Contents: 59)

comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Zettwoch

Pencils

Dan Zettwoch

Inks

Dan Zettwoch

Colors

Dan Zettwoch

Letters

Dan Zettwoch

Genre

historical

Characters

Dalton Zettwoch; Muhammad Ali (single-panel); Mac McGuffin; Dalton's Dad; Dalton's Mom

Reprints

• from Drawn & Quarterly Showcase (Drawn & Quarterly, 2003 series) #4

Keywords

boat; Ohio River

Contributor’s Notes (Table of Contents: 60)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Lynda Barry; Alison Bechdel; Gabrielle Bell; Jonathan Bennett; Jeffrey Brown; Ivan Brunetti; Charles Burns; Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Sophie Crumb; Vanessa Davis; Kim Deitch; CF; Sammy Harkham; David Heatley; Tim Hensley; Gilbert Hernandez; Kevin Huizenga; Ben Katchor; Miriam Katin; Jerry Moriarty; Anders Nilsen; Gary Panter; John Porcellino ; Seth; Art Spiegelman; Adrian Tomine; Carol Tyler; Lauren R. Weinstein; Dan Zettwoch; Ron Regé Jr.; Paper Rad; ?

Letters

typeset

100 Distinguished Comics from August 31, 2005, to September 1, 2006 (Table of Contents: 61)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Anne Elizabeth Moore

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 62)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Colors

?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 63)

Wimbledon Green / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Seth

Pencils

Seth

Inks

Seth

Colors

Seth (duotone)

Letters

Seth

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I like to walk the city streets at night.

Characters

Wimbledon Green; Wimbledon's Mother; Pete; Nurse; Ancient Bookseller; Employee

Reprints

• from Wimbledon Green: The Greatest Comic Book Collector in the World (Drawn & Quarterly, 2005 series) #[nn] (October 2005) [10 pg. excerpt]

Keywords

cancer; collecting; general store; Summer; used bookstore; walking

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 64)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Colors

?

Credits (Table of Contents: 65)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

copyright and reprint credits

The Best American Series (Table of Contents: 66) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 67)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Colors

?