Noah Van Sciver est un dessinateur et illustrateur célébré, connu pour sa voix distinctive dans la bande dessinée alternative. Son travail, notamment la série Blammo et la bande dessinée hebdomadaire 4 Questions, a été présenté dans des anthologies et publications de premier plan. L'art de Van Sciver offre une perspective unique, faisant de lui une figure notable de la scène de la bande dessinée indépendante.
Living in a beat-up motel, consorting with the downtrodden and mid-level literati, Fante Bukowski must overcome great obstacles: a love interest turned rival, ghostwriting a teen celebrity's memoirs, no actual talent ― to gain the respect and adoration of critics and, more importantly, his father. Van Sciver has created a scathing, hilarious, and empathetic character study of a self-styled author determined to prove that he's just one more poem (or drink) away from success.
Decades in the making, an original graphic novel biography about the life of Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Latter-Day SaintsIn Joseph Smith and the Mormons , author and illustrator Noah Van Sciver, who was raised a Mormon, covers one of history’s most controversial figures, Joseph Smith—who founded a religion which is practiced by millions all over the world.This book discusses all of the monumental moments during Smith’s life, including the anti-Mormon threats and violence which caused his followers to move from New York to Ohio, Smith’s receiving the divine commandment of plural marriage, his imprisonment, his announcement to run for president of the United States, and his ultimate murder by an angry mob in 1844 at the young age of 38.With a respectful and historical approach, and strikingly illustrated, this graphic novel is the ultimate book for those curious about the origins of the Mormon faith and the man who started it all.“A nuanced graphic biography of Mormonism’s founder . . . Van Sciver was raised Mormon and expertly threads the needle here, allowing space for genuine belief while highlighting human moments of doubt, dissembling, and anger in the Latter-Day Saint prophet.” — Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"Noah Van Sciver empties all the arrows in his quiver in this collection of comics fiction, biography, memoir, meta-memoir, satire, and more. He juxtaposes a series of fictional stories in which he imagines being a "19th Century Cartoonist" with autobiographical strips about the day-to-day of a contemporary writer-artist, in addition to meditative pieces about his father and childhood that informed his chosen path. As a Cartoonist is a funny and other poignant reflection on the human condition and how we choose to live. All the while, his love for comics and thirst to unpack ideas about what creativity really means recalls Art Spiegelman and Lynda Barry-- not to mention, his Harvey Pekar-esque way of just trying to stay alive at the same time."--Back cover.
From 2017 to 2019, cartoonist Noah Van Sciver was creating short stories and illustrations for local magazines and alt-weeklies, in order to serve as what he calls a personal "survival mechanism." All of these comics are collected for the first time in Please Don’t Step On My JNCO Jeans. When do you know you're too old to trick-or-treat? What's the best way to effectively dispose of those teenage ode-filled journals? Where do cherished cereal box prizes go when you grow up? JNCO Jeans, mostly told through one-pagers, holds observations, reflections, and breakthroughs from one of the most prolific and inspirational cartoonists of his generation.
Set in Minnesota circa 1914, this humorous graphic novel follows W. B. Laughead, who crafts the legendary Paul Bunyan tall tales while addressing the consequences of clear-cutting old-growth forests. The narrative is enriched by contributions from Native authors and features historical maps, photos, and a bibliography, providing a deeper context to the folklore and environmental themes explored in the story.
Did you know that a mainstay of American folk culture was in fact created as an advertising ploy? Few people realize that Paul Bunyan, the legendary lumberjack, and his blue ox are the product of corporate marketing by a highly industrialized commercial enterprise. Cartoonist NOAH VAN SCIVER shows us the myth creation as real life marketing man extraordinaire W.B. Laughead spins ever more wondrous tall tales. Van Sciver's story is bracketed by rich contributions from contemporary Native artists and storytellers with a very different connection to the land that the Bunyan myths often conceal. Readers will see how a lumberjack hero, a quintessential American fantasy, captures the imagination but also serves to paper over the seizure of homeland from First Peoples and the laying bare of America's northern forests. It’s a tall tale with deep roots . . . in profit-making!
Všední příběh jednoho komiksového kreslíře, pracujícího z domova. Vzpomínky na dětství a budování vlastní verze Jurského parku kdesi v New Jersey. První bydlení bez rodičů, skateboarding a pokusy o malířskou kariéru, která navždy promění umělecký svět jednoho Denverského předměstí. Tři autobiografické komiksy od mistra autobiografického, sebeironizujícího komiksu Noaha Van Scivera.
Kelly Perkins hat keine Lust mehr, Rechtsanwaltsgehilfe zu sein, er fühlt sich zu Höherem berufen. Also nennt er sich fortan Fante Bukowski und zieht aus, ein berühmter Schriftsteller zu werden, so wie seine beiden unfreiwilligen Namenspatronen. Allerdings ist Fante Bukowski ein unfassbar schlechter Schriftsteller, seine Gedichte sind abgeschmackt und wehleidig, seine Romane sind reine Plagiate. Er ist cholerisch, trinkt zu viel und hält sich selbst für das größte Genie der Literaturwelt, das nur aufgrund der Kleingeistigkeit elitärer Verleger und Kritiker noch nicht den großen Durchbruch hat. Der Erfolg lässt allerdings auf sich warten ... „Fante Bukowski" ist eine beißende Satire der Mechanismen des amerikanischen Literaturbetriebs. Ähnlichkeiten mit der hiesigen Literaturszene sind rein zufällig.
