([April] 2012)
Harry N. Abrams,
2012 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 40.00 USD; 45.00 CAD; 24.99 GBP
- Pages
- 232
- On-sale Date
- 2012-04-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
- ?
- ISBN
-
978-1-4197-0208-2
- Barcode
- 9781419702082 54000
- Editing
- Alvin Buenaventura
- Color
- color and black & white
- Dimensions
- 9.5" x 12.31" (24.13 cm x 31.26 cm)
- Binding
- hardcover with dustjacket
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- from David Boring (Pantheon, 2000 series) (2000) ["lobby card" reprints]
- from Caricature (Fantagraphics, 1998 series) (1998) [dust jacket reprint]
- from Ice Haven (Pantheon, 2011 series) (January 2011) [1/2 page size cover reprint]
- from Ice Haven (Pantheon, 2005 series) (June 2005) [1/2 page size cover reprint]
- from Orgy Bound (Fantagraphics, 1996 series) (March 1996) [cover reprint]
- from #$@&!: The Official Lloyd Llewellyn Collection (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) (May 1989) [cover reprint]
- from The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics, 1977 series) #233 [cover reprint]
- from Lout Rampage (Fantagraphics, 1991 series) (October 1991) [cover reprint]
- from Eightball (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #1 (August 1989), #1 (August 1989) [1st panel of page one only- used as front cover], #12 (November 1993), #13 (April 1994), #14 ([November 1994]), #15 (April 1995), #16 (November 1995), #17 (1996) [cover illustration reprint], #18 (1997), #19 (May 1998), #22 (October 2001), #23 (2004), #23 (2004)
- from Lloyd Llewellyn (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) #3 (August 1986) [cover reprint]
- from An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories (Yale University Press, 2006 series) #2 ([October 21] 2008) [dust jacket reprint]
-
The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.
[Eightball Comic Story Original Art, Page One]
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Daniel Clowes (signed)
- Pencils
- Daniel Clowes (signed)
- Inks
- Daniel Clowes (signed)
- Letters
- Daniel Clowes (signed)
- Characters
- Daniel Clowes
Indexer Notes
On page fourteen.
Eightball
Eightball / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sir God Eightball [Daniel Clowes]; Dan Pussey; Gregg; Lloyd Llewellyn; One of the Locals
- Synopsis
- Dan Clowes visits his characters.
- Reprints
- from Eightball (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #9 (September 1992) [2nd page only]
-
Indexer Notes
Continued from the previous sequence. The second page to the original printed version. On page fifteen.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 0.17 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Information? I need the number for Daniel Clowes--- C-l-o-w-e-s.
Indexer Notes
A four-panel sequence used as a solicitation card (1983). On page twenty-seven.
Elvis, You're a Janitor?
The Uggly Family / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Daniel Clowes (signed)
- Pencils
- Daniel Clowes (signed)
- Inks
- Daniel Clowes (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Melbin; Cousin Blecch; Unca Granpa
- Reprints
- from Cracked (Globe Communications, 1985 series) #244 (May 1989) [first page only]
-
- Keywords
- time machine
Indexer Notes
On page twenty-nine.
[Gross Is Great (Original Art)]
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Miss America; Ronald McDonald; Sylvester P. Smythe
Indexer Notes
The story appeared in Cracked #228 (July 1987). On pages 30-31.
[Laughing Matter (Original Art)]
comic story / 0.19 page
- Script
- Tom J. Bacas
- Pencils
- Daniel Clowes (credited as Herk Abner)
- Inks
- Daniel Clowes (credited as Herk Abner)
- Colors
- ? (duotone)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
On page thirty-two.
[The Uggly Family (Original Art)]
The Uggly Family / comic story / 1 page
- Pencils
- Daniel Clowes (signed as Gillespie)
- Inks
- Daniel Clowes (signed as Gillespie)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
From Cracked #234 (March 1988). On page thirty-three.
Happy Holidays from the Clowes Family
comic story / 0.07 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Ella
Indexer Notes
Original art for a Clowes family Christmas card. On page thirty-five.
Color TV
comic story / 0.18 page
- Characters
- Grandmother
- Reprints
- from The Village Voice (June 1991)
Indexer Notes
A four-panel sequence on page thirty-six.
Charlie Clowes Looks Back at 2006 A.D.
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Daniel Clowes
- Pencils
- Daniel Clowes
- Inks
- Daniel Clowes
- Colors
- Daniel Clowes (duotone)
- Letters
- Daniel Clowes
- Characters
- Charlie Clowes
Indexer Notes
A Clowes family Christmas card from 2006. On page forty-two.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And what do you do?
- Characters
- Cartoonist
- Reprints
- from The New Yorker (Advance Publications, 1925 series) #7/30/2001 (July 30, 2001)
-
Indexer Notes
On page forty-six.
Mister Wonderful, Chapter 1
Mister Wonderful (The Funny Pages) / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Marshall; Young Woman; Middle-Aged Female
- Reprints
- from The New York Times Magazine (The New York Times, 1896 series) #9/16/2007 (September 16, 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
On page fifty.
[Original Art for Wilson, page 68, 2010]
comic story / 0.28 page
- Characters
- Wilson
Indexer Notes
On page fifty-five.
[Original art for two-page Eightball advertisement, Advance Comics, 1994]
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Daniel Clowes; Dan Pussey; Tina
Indexer Notes
On pages 72-73.
[Hand-painted color guide for "Needledick The Bug-Fucker," one-page strip, 1991]
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Needle-Dick; Slugger
- Synopsis
- Needledick is unfulfilled.
Indexer Notes
On page seventy-eight.
The Latch-Key Kid
comic story / 0.09 page
- Genre
- children; satire-parody
- Characters
- Latch-Key Kid
- Reprints
- from Eightball (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #18 (1997)
-
Indexer Notes
An eight-panel sequence. On page eighty-one.
[Original Art for Ghost World, page 33, 1994]
Ghost World / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Enid Coleslaw; Rebecca Doppelmeyer; Josh
Indexer Notes
The first line of dialogue: "You'll never guess where I was today... guess!" On page ninety.
[Eightball no. 17, pages 34 and 35, 1996]
Ghost World / comic story / 0.31 page
- Script
- Daniel Clowes
- Pencils
- Daniel Clowes
- Inks
- Daniel Clowes
- Colors
- Daniel Clowes (duotone)
- Letters
- Daniel Clowes
Indexer Notes
On page ninety-one.
The Stroll
comic story / 1.23 pages
- Characters
- Toupée Guy; Lisa
- Synopsis
- A person walks home and relfects on the people and incidents they observe.
- Reprints
- from Eightball (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #3 (June 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Reproduced smaller than the original size for this reprint, laid out over three pages. The remainder of the page space includes reference photos used for the story. On pgs. 92-94.
[Original Art for "Immortal, Invisible," page 1, 1995]
comic story / 1 page
Indexer Notes
On page 106.
Grist for the Mill
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Daniel Clowes; Bill
- Synopsis
- The desperate hunt for material
- Reprints
- from Eightball (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #8 (May 1992) [first page only]
-
Indexer Notes
On page 109.
[Original Art for Wilson, page 77, 2010]
Wilson / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Wilson
Indexer Notes
The final page in the story. On page 113.
The Darlington Sundays
comic story / 4 pages
- Characters
- Flora; Trudy; Haskell Sunday; Barber
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
On pages 114-117
[First draft of page layouts for "Caricature," 1995]
comic story / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Sixteen sketch pages reduced to 1/16 page size on page 121.
[Second draft of page layouts for "Caricature," 1995]
comic story / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Eight sketch pages reduced to 1/4 page size on pgs. 122-23. In raw pencil only.
[Original Art for Caricature, page 1, 1995]
comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Mal Rosen
Indexer Notes
On page 124.
[Original Art for Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, page 71, 1993]
comic story / 1 page
Indexer Notes
The first three panels only have color. On page 126.
[David Boring, page 26, 2000]
David Boring / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- David Boring
Indexer Notes
On page 127.
[Original Art for David Boring, pages 2 and 3, 2000]
comic story / 0.5 page
- Characters
- David Boring; Dot
Indexer Notes
On page 132.
Ink Studs
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Why aren't artists figures of adoration?
- Reprints
- from Eightball (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #9 (September 1992)
-
Indexer Notes
On page 140.
The Christian Astronauts
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; science fiction
- Characters
- Mr. Hoekstra; Joanie Hoekstra; Blaze Burmeister; Aggie
- Reprints
- Keywords
- children; robot; space ship; space travel
Indexer Notes
On page 141.
Day 16,412
Wilson / comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Wilson; Global Warming Guy
- Reprints
- from The New Yorker (Advance Publications, 1925 series) #3/15/2010 (March 15, 2010)
-
Indexer Notes
On pages 170-71.
[Original Art for Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, page 21, 1993]
comic story / 1 page
Indexer Notes
On page 181.
Sawdust
comic story / 4 pages
- Characters
- Slob; Tommy Jr.; Slob's Wife
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
On pages 192-95.
[David Boring, page 95, 2000]
David Boring / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- David Boring
Indexer Notes
On page 199.
Joe Bristolboard
comic story / 0.19 page
- Characters
- Joe Bristolboard
- Reprints
- from An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories (Yale University Press, 2006 series) #2 ([October 21] 2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Originally the inside front dust jacket flap to the above listed book. On page 202.
[Jimmy Jupiter, Intergalactic Pedant / Ivan Brunetti]
comic story / 0.19 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jimmy Jupiter; Ivan Brunetti
- Reprints
- from An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories (Yale University Press, 2006 series) #2 ([October 21] 2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Originally the inside back dust jacket flap to the above listed book. On page 203.
[Frankenstein, front flap and cover, 2007]
comic story / 0.43 page
- Characters
- Victor Frankenstein; Frankenstein's Monster
- Reprints
- from Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus (Penguin, 2007) [#nn]
Indexer Notes
The front flap and cover to the above listed paperback. On page 204.
[Frankenstein, back cover and flap, 2007]
comic story / 0.43 page
- Characters
- Victor Frankenstein; Henry Clerval; Mary Shelley; Lord Byron; John William Polidori; Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Reprints
- from Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus (Penguin, 2007) [#nn]
Indexer Notes
Two separate sequences that comprise the back cover and inner flap to the above listed paperback. Titled "Victor" and "Mary Shelley." On page 205.
Jackson Pollock
comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Jackson Pollock; Fortune Teller
- Keywords
- artist; bar; Greenwich Village
Indexer Notes
A sketchbook page on page 217.
Editing
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Table of Contents
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1.
[Eightball Comic Story Original Art, Page One]
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2.
Eightball
Eightball -
3.
["Information? I need the number for Daniel Clowes--- C-l-o-w-e-s."]
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4.
Elvis, You're a Janitor?
The Uggly Family -
5.
[Gross Is Great (Original Art)]
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6.
[Laughing Matter (Original Art)]
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7.
[The Uggly Family (Original Art)]
The Uggly Family -
8.
Happy Holidays from the Clowes Family
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9.
Color TV
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10.
Charlie Clowes Looks Back at 2006 A.D.
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11.
["And what do you do?"]
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12.
Mister Wonderful, Chapter 1
Mister Wonderful (The Funny Pages) -
13.
[Original Art for Wilson, page 68, 2010]
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14.
[Original art for two-page Eightball advertisement, Advance Comics, 1994]
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15.
[Hand-painted color guide for "Needledick The Bug-Fucker," one-page strip, 1991]
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16.
The Latch-Key Kid
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17.
[Original Art for Ghost World, page 33, 1994]
Ghost World -
18.
[Eightball no. 17, pages 34 and 35, 1996]
Ghost World -
19.
The Stroll
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20.
[Original Art for "Immortal, Invisible," page 1, 1995]
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21.
Grist for the Mill
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22.
[Original Art for Wilson, page 77, 2010]
Wilson -
23.
The Darlington Sundays
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24.
[First draft of page layouts for "Caricature," 1995]
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25.
[Second draft of page layouts for "Caricature," 1995]
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26.
[Original Art for Caricature, page 1, 1995]
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27.
[Original Art for Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, page 71, 1993]
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28.
[David Boring, page 26, 2000]
David Boring -
29.
[Original Art for David Boring, pages 2 and 3, 2000]
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30.
Ink Studs
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31.
The Christian Astronauts
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32.
Day 16,412
Wilson -
33.
[Original Art for Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, page 21, 1993]
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34.
Sawdust
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35.
[David Boring, page 95, 2000]
David Boring -
36.
Joe Bristolboard
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37.
[Jimmy Jupiter, Intergalactic Pedant / Ivan Brunetti]
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38.
[Frankenstein, front flap and cover, 2007]
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39.
[Frankenstein, back cover and flap, 2007]
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40.
Jackson Pollock
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41.
Voyeur
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- Steven Samuels
- Jim Van Dore
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