Blankets
by Craig Thompson
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Author: Craig ThompsonArtist: Craig Thompson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-08-06
ISBN: 1891830430
Number of pages: 592
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
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Book Review: In the pantheon of the greats
Summary: 5 Stars
The drawing in Blankets is so awesome it makes me want to weep. There is such a surety to Thompson's line that is perfectly balanced with a fragility, a supreme sympathy for what he's drawing; imagine Modigliani drawing comics and you're getting close. This means that Thompson's panels are full of a sensitive confidence that is mind-blowing. The writing is fantastic too, and Blankets is a richly veined voyage of (self) discovery in which Thompson explores themes of family structure, first love and religious observance with a tenderness and a self-effacing charm that is uniquely beguiling. There are numerous passages which are hypnotically, breathtakingly beautiful; passages that leave you spell bound and utterly in thrall to the visions set in ink before you; passages that will break your heart; passages that will make it sing.Blankets sits right up there in the pantheon of greats, is on my top shelf with Chris Ware's 'Jimmy Corrigan', Daniel Clowes' 'Ghost World', Chester Brown's 'I Never Liked You', Dylan Horrocks' 'Hicksville' and Seth's 'It's A Good Life, If You Don't Weaken'. What more recommendation do you need?
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