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Seth, known for his leisurely, meticulously crafted representations of life's minutiae, as in the serialized family saga Clyde Fans, lightens up in this delightful departure set in an alternate world in which comic-book collectors are sophisticated financiers rather than socially maladroit nerds. Greatest of them all is Wimbledon Green, whom Seth portrays in short vignettes and monologues featuring his fellow collectors as well as when he takes center stage in a story of him and his rivals on an epic, cross-country chase to snag the world's rarest comic, the legendary Green Ghost No. 1. Green is admired and envied for his business acumen nd his unmatched knowledge of comics lore, though the comics and creators in his world don't exist in ours. Seth's artwork is uncharacteristically and appealingly casual here but still retains the strengths on view in his more typical works: impeccable design sense, elegant wordcraft, and a distinctive, nostalgia-embracing sensibility. This is unpretentious fun with special appeal to hard-core comics collectors who may aspire to Green's collecting triumphs and savoir faire. Gordon Flagg
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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From the critically acclaimed cartoonist of Clyde Fans and It's A Good Life comes a humorous graphic novel on the obsession of comic-book collecting.
Taking a break from the serialization of his saga Clyde Fans and the design of The Complete Peanuts, critically acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator Seth creates a farcical world of the people whose passion lies in the need to own comic books and only in pristine, mint condition.
Meet Wimbledon Green, the self-proclaimed world's greatest comic-book collector who brokered the world's best comic-book deal in the history of collecting. Comic-book retailers, auctioneers, and conventioneers from around North America, as well as Green's collecting rivals, weigh in on the man and his vast collection of comic books. Are Green's intentions honorable? Does he truly love comics or is he driven by the need to conquer? Lastly, is he really even Wimbledon Green?
A charming and amusing caper where comic-book collecting is a world of intrigue and high finance. Part riotous chase, part whimsical character sketch, Wimbledon Green looks at the need to collect and the need to reinvent oneself.
Taking a break from the serialization of his saga Clyde Fans and the design of The Complete Peanuts, critically acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator Seth creates a farcical world of the people whose passion lies in the need to own comic books and only in pristine, mint condition.
Meet Wimbledon Green, the self-proclaimed world's greatest comic-book collector who brokered the world's best comic-book deal in the history of collecting. Comic-book retailers, auctioneers, and conventioneers from around North America, as well as Green's collecting rivals, weigh in on the man and his vast collection of comic books. Are Green's intentions honorable? Does he truly love comics or is he driven by the need to conquer? Lastly, is he really even Wimbledon Green?
A charming and amusing caper where comic-book collecting is a world of intrigue and high finance. Part riotous chase, part whimsical character sketch, Wimbledon Green looks at the need to collect and the need to reinvent oneself.
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Was macht dieses Comic-Kunstwerk von Seth so außergewöhnlich? Zum einen ist es die Erzähltechnik - die Gestalt des exzentrischen Comic-Sammlers Wimbledon Green, des Königs der Graphischen Erzählungen, der in seinem schloßartigen Anwesen die größte und wertvollste Sammlung von Comics hortet, wird aus unterschiedlichsten Perspektiven und mit ganz verschiedenen Mitteln dargestellt. Manchmal sind es Statements von Sammlerrivalen, die ihrem Ärger und Neid freien Lauf lassen, manchmal Anekdoten von Comic-Händlern, machmal werden Dokumente aus der Comic-Geschichte wiedergegeben oder einzelne Episoden aus Wimbledon Greens Leben nacherzählt. Die Jagd nach der berühmtesten und gesuchtesten Ausgabe des "Green Ghost" beispielsweise nimmt selbst Züge eines Abenteuercomic an. Es gibt keinen linearen Ablauf in diesem Buch, sondern die vielen Bilder, Geschichten und Dokumente lassen nach und nach ein Gesamtbild entstehen, das sehr komisch und tragisch zugleich ist. Die Gestalt des Sammlers, der immer gleichzeitig amüsant und traurig, beneidenswert und bemitleidenswert erscheint, ist ein großes Thema des Buchs. Die verschiedenen Seiten des Sammelns kann man anhand von Comics besonders verdeutlichen, weil hier "Materialwert" und wirtschaftlicher Nutzen des Gesammelten einerseits und emotionaler oder Sammler-Wert andererseits in krassem Missverhältnis stehen. Warum lieben einige diese Bilderheftchen oder -bücher so über alle Maßen? Warum werden Vermögen verloren und gewonnen bei der Jagd auf Erstausgaben, Sonderdrucke und signierte Einzelstücke? "Wimbledon Green" deutet aus der Geschichte des Protagonisten heraus Antworten an - und jeder, der nur ein bisschen selbst sammelt oder die Comic-Welt kennt, wird sich ans Herz fassen. Der Zeichenstil ist schlicht, aber treffend und liebevoll, auch die Kolorierung und das Lettering sind gut auf die Atmosphäre von nostalgischem Wahnsinn der Geschichte abgestimmt. Für Außenstehende ein schöner liebevoller Comic mit melancholischem Flair und einer Fülle durchdachter Details, für Comicmaniacs ein Gang durch eine seltsam vertraute und fremde Welt, voller Anspielungen auf reale Figuren und Geschehnisse. Es treten Menschen auf, die man schnell identifizieren kann, auch die Versteigerung der berühmt-berüchtigten Wilbur R. Webb Collection hat ja ihre historischen Vorbilder. Ebenso herausragend die äußere Gestaltung des Buchs mit erhabener Prägung auf der Titelseite. Ein Buch nicht nur für die Sammlerclique, sondern für jeden, der Comics liest. HOO-RAY FOR WIMBLEDON GREEN!!
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Another Seth Classic
17. Dezember 2005
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I had read about Wimbledon Green coming out and I have been eagerly awaiting it. I was not ready for what was inside. It is an understated masterwork. It deals with the life and times of Wimbledon Green, the Greatest Comic Book Collector in the World. His story is told from the many points of view including those of his friends and competitors.
What really made it work for me was that Seth creates another world not unlike are own and it is a world I would love to visit. In this other world comic book collectors are a little like the heroes they collect, they spend their time flying around the world in autogyros and double crossing their enemies. It parodies and and the same time glorifies the passion that really drive collectors. The artwork is throughout the book is stunning with everything done in loose ink wash sketchbook style. The entire book was created in a scant 6 months and at 125 pages that is quite amazing. The design of the book is top notch with beautiful end papers and an embossed foil cover.
But the thing that really stands out is how personal and intimate the entire book is. This gets back to the core of what comics should be, a place where stories are told and where the artwork serves those stories. And the stories in this book are ones worth reading over and over again.
What really made it work for me was that Seth creates another world not unlike are own and it is a world I would love to visit. In this other world comic book collectors are a little like the heroes they collect, they spend their time flying around the world in autogyros and double crossing their enemies. It parodies and and the same time glorifies the passion that really drive collectors. The artwork is throughout the book is stunning with everything done in loose ink wash sketchbook style. The entire book was created in a scant 6 months and at 125 pages that is quite amazing. The design of the book is top notch with beautiful end papers and an embossed foil cover.
But the thing that really stands out is how personal and intimate the entire book is. This gets back to the core of what comics should be, a place where stories are told and where the artwork serves those stories. And the stories in this book are ones worth reading over and over again.
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Seth says it's "Good Enough"
27. April 2006
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Seth dismisses this book on its own cover: "A story from the sketchbook of the cartoonist `Seth.'" In other words: this isn't a full-blown graphic novel, just a little sketchy thing or whatever. And again, more specifically, in the foreward: "This book was created on a lark. Actually, it was never even intended to be a book at all - merely an exercise in my sketchbooks...the drawing is poor, the lettering shoddy, the page compositions and storytelling perfunctory." My high school English teacher told her class that Shakespeare didn't give a hoot about his plays - it was the sonnets he thought would win him immortality. I'm not sure if that's true (I've never heard or seen such a thing said about Shakespeare before or since, and that's after spending four years as an English major in college), but it rings true. Sometimes the things that an artist dashes off with his/her distaff hand can turn out to be more interesting than the things he or she labors over - maybe because they weren't labored over. I'm not willing to go quite that far with Wimbledon Green. I still think It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken and (possibly) Clyde Fans are more "important" works. But this one is better than Seth would have you believe, in part because it's just straight-up refreshing to see one of our most dour and fastidious cartoonists cutting loose, and being, mostly, silly. Okay: there is an attempt to darken and deepen Wimbledon's life story, late in the book, but, while that moment doesn't exactly fail, as a moment, it does fail to overshadow the light-hearted, entertaining spirit of the work overall. Besides: the drawing's great, the lettering's legible, and the storytelling works just fine. Seth's "good enough" is far better than most any other cartoonist's best efforts.
(the above is excerpted from my longer review at graphicnovelreview.com)
(the above is excerpted from my longer review at graphicnovelreview.com)
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A Wonderful Tale - Seth's Best Work!
26. Dezember 2005
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Seth has always had the ability to capture the everyday lives of people in a wonderful, nostalgic, and frequently amusing style. With "Wimbledon Green", Seth has brought his talents to new heights -- it's a truly funny, original look at the world of comic book collectors interwoven with a very intriguing mystery.
Like Dan Clowes often does, Seth tells the story through a series of independent strips that, over the course of the book, reveal the full story. And like Dan Clowes, Seth accomplishes that rare thing in satire -- he renders his characters fondly, but you can tell he's also skewering every aspect of the highly irritating and amusing world of comic book collectors.
I eagerly await every new work by Seth (and as fans know, they don't come out all that frequently!). This was well worth the wait. It's the type of book you only want to read in snippets -- it's so good, you want it to last. And you don't want to wait another 3 years for Seth's next masterpiece!
Like Dan Clowes often does, Seth tells the story through a series of independent strips that, over the course of the book, reveal the full story. And like Dan Clowes, Seth accomplishes that rare thing in satire -- he renders his characters fondly, but you can tell he's also skewering every aspect of the highly irritating and amusing world of comic book collectors.
I eagerly await every new work by Seth (and as fans know, they don't come out all that frequently!). This was well worth the wait. It's the type of book you only want to read in snippets -- it's so good, you want it to last. And you don't want to wait another 3 years for Seth's next masterpiece!
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