Posted October 7, 20159 yr I hate to throw this in the movies-tv thread, but we have no "Cleveland: The City in Comic Strips/Books" -- until now. We should have one with Harvey Pekar (American Splendor), Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbs), Tom Wilson (Ziggy) and of course Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster (Superman). Now, let me introduce the next great American comic book with a Cleveland link: Paper Girls is the next great American comic book Updated by Alex Abad-Santos on October 7, 2015, 8:20 a.m. ET In 2012, writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples changed the comic-book industry when they teamed up to create the dreamy intergalactic space opera Saga. The series has been hailed as one of the defining tomes of the last decade thanks to its art, its story — a family caught in a turbulent space war — and its fidelity to quality storytelling. It's the standard by which all other comic books are judged, and there's no doubt that Saga's success has changed Vaughan's and Staples's lives. Hype has surrounded Vaughan and Staples since Saga's debut, with each new project garnering mounds of attention. Gobs of buzz manifest after each comic convention, hoping that there will be news of more comics from the two. Consequently, there's an unbelievable mountain of expectations leveled at them, the kind that arises from creating a medium-shattering book. So where does one go after a book like Saga? Staples is doing fantastic work for Archie. But Vaughan is going somewhere different: Cleveland. Yes, Cleveland. MORE: http://www.vox.com/2015/10/7/9468795/paper-girls-vaughan-chiang "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 7, 20159 yr ClevelandPubLibrary @Cleveland_PL 18m18 minutes ago "Comic strip writer's huge Superman collection could be coming to Cleveland Public Library" http://ow.ly/T7k3C "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 7, 20159 yr Saga is a great book. I do wish we could capitalize more on the city's comics heritage, with all the currency it has these days. Even a storefront museum would be nice.
June 17, 20168 yr Kevin Vealey: Superman building has Cleveland cousin http://m.providencejournal.com/opinion/20160612/kevin-vealey-superman-building-has-cleveland-cousin "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
Create an account or sign in to comment