Book by Deitch Kim
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Praise for The Boulevard of Broken Dreams
“You’ve got to read Boulevard in one sitting. And it is well worth the effort, not only because the three chapters are so brilliantly conceived, paced, and written, but also because the drawing is virtuoso.”
–Eye Magazine
“What is particularly impressive is the way that Deitch juggles the personal and the cultural dimensions of his narrative: his book is just as much about the neutering and Disneyfication of animation as it is about the self-destructiveness of genius.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“After thirty-five years, it’s about time Kim Deitch gets his due. The rich ideas and beautiful cartooning of Boulevard of Broken Dreams should be just the work to do it. While Deitch likes to explore the seamy adult world behind the delightful veneer of kiddy pop culture, the book’s central theme becomes the transporting power of great Art–even in the form of a cartoon. In the final pages, a tour de force wherein Deitch mixes three different planes of cartoon storytelling, the normally malevolent Walso has the final say: ‘Not bad. Not bad at all.’”
–Time.com
At the center of the novel Kim Deitch deftly places himself and his wife Pam–a passionate collector of Halloween cats from the 1920s and 30s, whose collection is impressive to say the least. But when she buys a mysterious old cat costume, she and Kim find themselves in wholly new territory: the lost world of Alias the Cat who, in 1915, appeared not only in a comic strip and film serial, but in real life as a freedom-fighting superhero.
When Kim begins to research this forgotten figure, he uncovers one almost unbelievable story after another: about the Furries, a tiny subculture of people who dress up as cartoon animals in order to have sex; about Keller and Frankie, two seamen stranded on a Pacific island, forced to make cat toys to appease the natives; about the secret lover of Alias’s alter ego, Malek Janochek; and, of course, about Deitch’s own Waldo the Cat, the common thread weaving the stories together as Kim and Pam move toward a fateful showdown in Midgetville...New Jersey, of course.
Alias the Cat is Kim Deitch at his eye-catching, mind-bending best.
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Kim Deitch (illustrateur). New York: Pantheon:, 2007. First edition, Hardcover, Fine sans dust jacket as issued, Cover artwork by: Kim Deitch First edition, Hardcover, Fine sans dust jacket as issued, N° de réf. du vendeur 62658
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Vendeur : Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : New. No Jacket. When the author and his wife, Pam, stumble upon a mysterious old cat costume, they become caught up in the lost world of Alias the Cat--an early twentieth-century comic strip, film serial character, and real-life superhero--and his colorful companions as they make their way toward a fateful showdown in Migetville, New Jersey. 15,000 first printing. Unopened. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 123526284
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Vendeur : Firefly Bookstore, Kutztown, PA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Used Very Good. Front and back covers have very slight edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. In nice, but previously owned condition. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request. N° de réf. du vendeur 299638
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Hardcover. Etat : As New. First Edition. Hardcover in illustrated boards. No dust jacket, as issued. First printing of first edition. Book is As New, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. 8vo. Unpaginated. N° de réf. du vendeur 92449
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