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Formally innovative explorations bring poetry to the quotidianIn Gloriana, Kevin Huizenga exposes the mechanics that underpin everyday life. His protagonist, Glenn Ganges, has conversations about dish soap and library visits that are both faithful depictions of the mundane interactions we all have and so much more: existential dissections of the units that construct our lives. Huizenga has an understated, quiet approach to story writing that allows his characters (and his readers) the self-awareness to recognize the humor and tragedy of every moment. Huizenga's much-lauded work is finely detailed, and in its innovative use of form, it explores the boundaries of the comic medium, deconstructing and reconstructing panels to express temporality and lived experience more fully. Presented in this expanded edition, Gloriana employs familiar settings and thorough, sometimes scientific explanations to reach thoughtful conclusions.
Series: Gloriana
Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly (June 19, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1770460616
ISBN-13: 978-1770460614
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 6.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #516,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #103 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Publishers > Drawn and Quarterly #838 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Graphic Novels > Literary
Was expecting more. This is a small book and a very quick read. I wanted to like it but it left me disappointed in the stories the didn't really go anywhere. Not terrible but definitely highly forgettable.
Got one as a mini years ago and love it. Now this. It's smart. Funny. Brilliant. Insightful. And smart. One of my favorite comic books EVER.
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