Map of My Heart
Author: John Porcellino
Format: paperback
Pages: 304 pages
Publish Date: 20 Jan 2010
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
Catalog ID: ISBN-10: 1897299931 ISBN-13: 978-1897299937 Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 2.5 x 22.9 cm
Where to buy: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Map-My-Heart-Celebrating-Anniversary/dp/1897299931/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345026502&sr=8-1
Author website: http://www.king-cat.net/
Additional info: OCD, obsessive compulsive disorder, death of a pet, mental health, isolation, relatioships
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Drawn and Quarterly website blurb:
MAP OF MY HEART celebrates the twentieth anniversary of John Porcellino’s seminal and influential comics zine, KING CAT COMICS, which he started self publishing in 1989 and which has been his predominant means of expression. In this collection, while Porcellino is living in isolation and experiencing the pain of divorce he crafts a melancholic, tender graphic ballad of heartbreak and reflection. Known for his sad, quiet honesty rendered in his signature deceptively minimalist style, Porcellino has a command of graphic storytelling as sophisticated as the medium’s more visually intricate masters. Few other artists are able to so expertly contemplate the sadness, beauty, and wonder of life in so few lines.
“[KING CAT COMICS] swell with passion and heart.” – USA TODAY’S POP CANDY
“Since 1989, John prcellino’s simple, and simpy beautiful, comics (along with letters, lists, and a few photographs) have been self published to growing acclaim.” – MINNEAPOLIS CITY PAGES
“Porcellino is a master at miniature poignance.” – ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
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