Zot!: The Complete Black and White Collection: 1987-1991
by Scott Mccloud
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Author: Scott MccloudEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-01
ISBN: 0061537276
Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
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Book Review: Sheer delight.
Summary: 5 Stars
At last we have, if not the complete Zot, the complete black and white Zot which McCloud considers effectively a reboot of his original 10-issue colour series. And who am I to argue? Me, I'm just glad to have to have my Zot collection complete at last.
Zot is a number of things. Partly a joyous celebration of the innocent days of superhero comics -Zot comes from the golden future of 1965; partly a bitter-sweet celebration of adolescence; partly about the clash between fantasy and reality -Jenny, his friend, comes from our world. It's also one of the first American comics to show the influence of manga, the humorous side as opposed to the violent energy of material like Lone Wolf & Cub which was making its initial mark around the same time, but the emphasis is on 'influence' rather than imitation.
This is an early work by McCloud but it hasn't dated,it's just as much fun as it was twenty years ago, indeed it's enhanced by the author's frequent comments on chapters and story arcs.
McCloud features notably in two recent books 500 Essential Graphic Novels: The Ultimate Guide (500 Essential...) and The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels (Rough Guide Specials) (they complement each other well and are recommended equally) largely because of his graphic novel trilogy about reading and creating comics. I'm sure that this book will appear in any future editions.
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