Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Three
R. Crumb, . . Drawn & Quarterly, $14.95 (95pp) ISBN 978-1-896597-88-1
Every year Drawn & Quarterly offers an anthology of lengthy stories by emerging young cartoonists; this installment is the strongest thus far, and a visually stunning book to boot. Elverum's "We're Wolf" is composed of a trilogy of adult fables about happiness, sadness and companionship drawn in a graceful, languid style. The vibrant colors, rarely seen in comics, give the artwork a fantastic life on the page, and the story announces Elverum as a major young talent. Occupying the middle spot is
Reviewed on: 05/23/2005
Genre: Fiction