tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post1028636439673163332..comments2024-03-27T05:22:27.604-05:00Comments on Eddie Campbell: Eddie Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-87917116374636359182008-02-01T22:23:00.000-05:002008-02-01T22:23:00.000-05:00langdell,thanks for the recommend. will check it o...langdell,<BR/>thanks for the recommend. will check it out.Eddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-74961495223546942752008-02-01T16:30:00.000-05:002008-02-01T16:30:00.000-05:00Charles,you may need one of them glossaries to fol...Charles,<BR/>you may need one of them glossaries to follow wee hayley campbell.Eddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-58719759697822412192008-02-01T11:09:00.000-05:002008-02-01T11:09:00.000-05:00I *said* he was a bellend.I *said* he was a bellend.Hayley Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493916787628212228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-859830713939048942008-02-01T11:06:00.000-05:002008-02-01T11:06:00.000-05:00NB: Moore & Gibbons' Watchmen is discussed at some...NB: Moore & Gibbons' <I>Watchmen</I> is discussed at some length in <I>System</I>, so that prospective PhD wasn't reading <I>that</I> closely. :)<BR/><BR/>This PhD is going back to writing his book about Jack Kirby now.Charles Hatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420624399042669001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-82687552274082470262008-02-01T10:45:00.000-05:002008-02-01T10:45:00.000-05:00If you're inspired by Rosen's writing on classical...If you're inspired by Rosen's writing on classical music, I strongly recommend "A History of Musical Style" by Richard Crocker. It covers the whole sweep of from Medieval to serial music in a way that convincingly connects the changes in compositional vocabulary with the role of music and what the composers have to communicate in each era.James Langdellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16716591353359808276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-29521248437889312412008-02-01T09:19:00.000-05:002008-02-01T09:19:00.000-05:00The System of Comics. A total cockend bored me for...The System of Comics. A total cockend bored me for half an hour with that fucking thing about six months ago. The book could barely close with all the post-its he'd shoved in - notes for his PHD.<BR/><BR/>When I (for some reason) mentioned what a lovely chap that Dave Gibbons is, the guy said<BR/><BR/>"...Who?"<BR/><BR/>My rage against PHDs continues.Hayley Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493916787628212228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-55040975980557141162008-01-31T17:15:00.000-05:002008-01-31T17:15:00.000-05:00Er, "can't recommend highly enough"? Anyway, yes, ...Er, "can't recommend highly enough"? Anyway, yes, it's a great read...made me wish I could time-travel back to that vibrant culture. Looking forward to the omnibuses (omnibi?) too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-84388076665354879832008-01-31T15:54:00.000-05:002008-01-31T15:54:00.000-05:00As always, thanks for the terrific insights and a ...As always, thanks for the terrific insights and a truly interesting blog.<BR/><BR/>Alec and Bacchus omnibi? Couldn't be more thrilled to hear it. Can't wait to pore over these as bedtime reading.Jeremy Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013290104638841446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-13222537872380261242008-01-31T10:28:00.000-05:002008-01-31T10:28:00.000-05:00In other news, I was delighted to see that Shaun T...In other news, I was delighted to see that Shaun Tan has got the price for best album 2008 in Angoulême.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-41488301874719387622008-01-31T10:05:00.000-05:002008-01-31T10:05:00.000-05:00Yepee!Yepee!spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-4045542150050459172008-01-31T07:31:00.000-05:002008-01-31T07:31:00.000-05:00ah! bacchus omnibus! yaay!ah! bacchus omnibus! yaay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-6947966097449042672008-01-31T05:17:00.000-05:002008-01-31T05:17:00.000-05:00Bacchus omnibus in two volumes soon after Alec.wel...<A HREF="http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=2&title=619" REL="nofollow">Bacchus omnibus in two volumes soon after Alec</A>.<BR/>well, that's the plan anyhoo.<BR/><BR/>thanks for all comments.<BR/>EddieEddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-27378108427508111392008-01-31T04:11:00.000-05:002008-01-31T04:11:00.000-05:00mmm, I agree - I really like the way the word brai...mmm, I agree - I really like the way the word braiding sounds as a way of thinking about how panels interrelate. I am fairly sure I don't know what a syntagm might be, and will be very happy to forget the word 'arthrology' as soon as I possibly can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-4998584238052752132008-01-31T02:09:00.000-05:002008-01-31T02:09:00.000-05:00Eddie, my goal of being cited, however questioning...Eddie, my goal of being cited, however questioningly, on your fine blog has now been reached. :) <BR/><BR/>Re: Groensteen and the high-theoretical parsing of comics form, I'll grant that some of the pleasure in this is of the same sort, or in the same ballpark, as the abstracted formal beauty of reading about chess.<BR/><BR/>But I do find value in it. For me, the value has to do with the way common words are creatively repurposed to describe something interesting about comics. Hence, it's Groensteen's idea of "braiding," not terms like "restricted arthrology," that I find most helpful. Braiding and gridding (the gerunds supplied by translators Beaty & Nguyen) are attractive metaphors that call attention to certain things about comics, whereas the passages about comics as a "spatio-topical apparatus" are harder slogging.<BR/><BR/>I was actually surprised and delighted by how much my partner in crime, Craig Fischer, was able to do with the <B>application</B> of Groensteen to someone else, namely Jason's comics. Leave it to Craig to find a way out of the labyrinth by using someone else's cartooning as a guide.<BR/><BR/>(Craig is the other half of the Thought Balloonists.)<BR/><BR/>Re: an Alec Omnibus, my drool bucket is ready. :)Charles Hatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420624399042669001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-18171599245174476732008-01-31T01:42:00.000-05:002008-01-31T01:42:00.000-05:00Any chance of a Bacchus Omnibus as well? I've been...Any chance of a Bacchus Omnibus as well? I've been rather unlucky trying to get my hands on English volumes and I am led to believe that some are actually out of print.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-42194731191259213932008-01-30T20:12:00.000-05:002008-01-30T20:12:00.000-05:00Hello Eddie,You have a buyer here for the Alec Omn...Hello Eddie,<BR/><BR/>You have a buyer here for the Alec Omnibus, for sure. Very glad to hear about it. <BR/><BR/>About a month and a half ago I managed to find in a store, in one of those forgotten longboxes, a copy of Bacchus Issue 34. I bought it without even thinking about it. I think I said already that the only work from you that I've read was From Hell? Anyways, besides the obvious fact of not knowing for sure everything that was going on, I've enjoyed it a lot. I'll see to pick up the two trades (vol. 2 and 3)they have in the store as soon as I can.<BR/><BR/>Best regards<BR/><BR/>Loris Z.Loris Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16544262790387912834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-29281427521898117692008-01-30T19:04:00.000-05:002008-01-30T19:04:00.000-05:00Damn, the news of the forthcoming Alec Omnibus has...Damn, the news of the forthcoming Alec Omnibus has absolutely made my week.Chris McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264173401683254076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-63166323091203503022008-01-30T18:36:00.000-05:002008-01-30T18:36:00.000-05:00thanks, Dave.I presume you mean you CAN recommend?...thanks, Dave.<BR/>I presume you mean you CAN recommend?<BR/>It looks great. will investigate.<BR/>EddieEddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-31948764129256913612008-01-30T18:30:00.000-05:002008-01-30T18:30:00.000-05:00Seeing as you're dipping into the murky waters of ...Seeing as you're dipping into the murky waters of comics history & crit theory again, I can't recommend you read Adam Kern's massive history of Edo-era comicbooks, <I>Manga from the Floating World</I>. For reasons much too numerous and detailed to get into in a blog comment, I can assure you it will NOT make you grumpy. Here's the <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Manga-Floating-World-Comicbook-Monographs/dp/0674022661" REL="nofollow">Amazon USA page</A>. BTW, no Amazon.au? What gives?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com