Grant Morrison: Combining the Worlds of Contemporary Comics will be published this December by the University Press of Mississippi.
From the catalog:
One of the most eclectic and distinctive writers currently working in comics, Grant Morrison (b. 1960) brings the auteurist sensibility of alternative comics and graphic novels to the popular genres--superhero, science fiction, and fantasy--that dominate the American and British comics industries. His comics range from bestsellers featuring the most universally recognized superhero franchises (All-Star Superman, New X-Men, Batman) to more independent, creator-owned work (The Invisibles, The Filth, We3) that defies any generic classification.
In Grant Morrison: Combining the Worlds of Contemporary Comics, author Marc Singer examines how Morrison uses this fusion of styles to intervene in the major political, aesthetic, and intellectual challenges of our time. His comics blur the boundaries between fantasy and realism, mixing autobiographical representation and cultural critique with heroic adventure. They offer self-reflexive appraisals of their own genres while they experiment with the formal elements of comics. Perhaps most ambitiously, they challenge contemporary theories of language and meaning, seeking to develop new modes of expression grounded in comics' capacity for visual narrative and the fantasy genres' ability to make figurative meanings literal.
More to come in the months ahead...
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Posted by: Jose Alaniz | August 10, 2011 at 02:55 PM
HURRAY!
Posted by: David Golding | August 12, 2011 at 07:57 PM
fantastic news!
Posted by: David Fiore | August 13, 2011 at 10:27 AM
Hello!
On behalf of Gravitas Ventures, I’d like to share with you Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods, a feature length documentary that takes an in depth look at the life, career and mind of the man behind such pivotal titles as Batman RIP, The Invisibles, All Star Superman, and The New X-Men. If you are interested, it is streaming for FREE on Hulu. Please help spread the word and embed the video onto your blog, or share the link with others.
Thank you for your help!
Here is the embed code:
Brianne
Posted by: Brianne | August 15, 2011 at 09:00 PM
Looks like TypePad blocked your embed code, Brianne. It's probably time I developed a policy about promotional comments anyway.
At least this one is relevant to the post. I own Talking With Gods on DVD and would recommend it to Morrison fans.
Also, it's nice to hear from so many old friends. Hope you enjoy the book!
Posted by: Marc | August 17, 2011 at 09:20 AM
The book's coming out!? That's what Dave Campbell would call a !@#$% YEAH!! moment.
Posted by: Stepehn Frug | August 18, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Don't think I could be any more excited to read your book than I am Marc. Can't wait, but I guess I'm going to have to!
Posted by: David Allison | August 30, 2011 at 06:02 PM
SO far, just a few pages in: it's a fucking good book.
Posted by: bobsy | September 15, 2011 at 07:43 PM