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lundun's review
2.0
the best american comics series is consistently disappointing. unfortunately, chris ware editing didn't improve things very much.
mjanssen's review
5.0
Lots of mindblowing stuff in here. I loved this book. Only a few subpar contributions.
chelseamartinez's review
3.0
This book is now 12 years old, which: (1) makes me feel old and (2) means that I have, by the grace of public libraries now read a surprising fraction of the authors included here, and even the specific works. However, for the longer graphic novels, it's nice to be reminded of some striking panels as well as details I had forgotten ("Wimbledon Green," the diary of Alison Bechdel as a child): for books I have read, I still enjoyed rereading the samples. This book unfortunately is coming across my eyes at the very weeks that I am realizing that I probably need reading glasses, and as a result some of the shrunken, intensely colored panels tried my patience.
Favorites:
R. Crumb - Winta Wundaland
C. Tyler - Bad Seed
Lauren Weinstein - John & I Go to The Movies
Gabrielle Bell - California Journal
Jonathan Bennett - Needles & Pins *** love the disappearing foot
Sammy Harkham - Lubavitch, Ukraine, 1876
Dan Zettwock - Won't Be Licked! The Great '37 Flood in Louisville *** makes me want to go there
Favorites:
R. Crumb - Winta Wundaland
C. Tyler - Bad Seed
Lauren Weinstein - John & I Go to The Movies
Gabrielle Bell - California Journal
Jonathan Bennett - Needles & Pins *** love the disappearing foot
Sammy Harkham - Lubavitch, Ukraine, 1876
Dan Zettwock - Won't Be Licked! The Great '37 Flood in Louisville *** makes me want to go there
eraofkara's review
3.0
If you don't read a whole lot of comics and graphic novels, then this compilation would be aces for you. But since i'm the nerd that *does* read a lot of comics, almost every entry was something i've read before. And as a general complaint: what the hell does 2007 have to do with any of these? Some of the stories were first published two or three years prior!
alakhira's review
3.0
Some of the comics in this collection are truly elevating, worthy of five stars, while others lie a bit too beyond my taste. An uneven, but still interesting read.
jonh's review
5.0
Solid collection, reflecting not only the "best" comics of 2007, but the "best" of those that reflect the sensibilities of Chris Ware: a comic artist I quite admire.
moleodonuts's review
3.0
This made a good read and the comics were all fantastic. I wish that they had reduced the number of selections and increased the excerpts from each.
erat's review
5.0
There's not a whole lot to say about these Best American Comics collections except that you love/hate/liked/were irked by them. I fall into the love category. This is the second collection that I've read (I believe as of today there are only two) and it did not fail to please. I can only hope these collections remain high-quality and that they keep selling. They are well worth the $$.
One word of warning: if you're about to read Charles Burns' "Black Hole" graphic novel, know that the last few pages of the novel are in this book. I just picked up "Black Hole" and discovered this. Argh.
One word of warning: if you're about to read Charles Burns' "Black Hole" graphic novel, know that the last few pages of the novel are in this book. I just picked up "Black Hole" and discovered this. Argh.
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