{"product_id":"raw-weirdo-and-beyond-john-mccoy-9781892850430","title":"Raw, Weirdo, and Beyond: American Alternative Comics, 1980-2000","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn extensively illustrated catalog for an exhibition of alternative comics, featuring essays that offer interdisciplinary perspectives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This catalog accompanies an exhibition of alternative comics from the 1980s and 1990s with a particular focus upon artists who contributed to the anthologies \u003ci\u003eRaw \u003c\/i\u003e(1980-91) and \u003ci\u003eWeirdo \u003c\/i\u003e(1981-94) and comics from venues such as alternative newspapers and independent presses. Following the popularity and eventual decline of underground comics in the 1960s and 1970s, this next generation of cartoonists explored more complex themes and forms and garnered eclectic readers in new markets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring 180 color illustrations, this book comprehensively examines the world of these comics from interdisciplinary perspectives. Essayists from art historical, literary, and other fields focus on the role of influential editors and publishers as well as the strategies artists employed to encourage readers to take the art form seriously. Subjects include the aesthetics of \u003ci\u003eRaw \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWeirdo\u003c\/i\u003e, the punk-influenced work of Gary Panter, and the genre-breaking work of the Hernandez Brothers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John McCoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1892850435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781892850430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.89h x 10.00w x 0.94d","brand":"John McCoy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133549244671,"sku":"9781892850430","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad244bf5-242b-4857-97e6-cf2a2cfb83f3.jpg?v=1687486788","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/raw-weirdo-and-beyond-john-mccoy-9781892850430","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}