Club “This excellent retrospective of his work from the late 1980s onward, edited by Alvin Buenaventura, showcases his visual gifts and always evolving style his beautiful early stuff looks nothing like his beautiful later stuff.” -Newsday “A perfect introduction.” -NPR.org “One of the greatest cartoonists of the past several decades finally gets his due.” -The Washington Post

some of which been little-seen even by die-hard Clowes fans.' -A.V. Praise for The Art of Daniel Clowes: 'Even if you're not an avid reader of books and strips (your loss), this volume will entice and entertain.' -The Atlantic 'The real selling point of Modern Cartoonist is the art. It includes all of Clowes’s best-known illustrations as well as rare and previously unpublished work, all reproduced from the original art, and also includes essays by noted contributors such as designer Chip Kidd and cartoonist Chris Ware. The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist is the first monograph on this award-winning, New York Times–bestselling creator, compiled with his complete cooperation. With each successive graphic novel (Ghost World, David Boring, Ice Haven, Wilson, Mister Wonderful ), Clowes has been praised for his emotionally compelling narratives that reimagine the ways that stories can be told in comics. In the late 1980s his groundbreaking comic book series Eightball defined indie culture with wit, venom, and even a little sympathy. A captivating, bittersweet, and hilarious look at the potential for human connection in an increasingly hopeless world, Mister Wonderful more than lives up to its name.Throughout his 25-year career, alternative cartoonist/screenwriter Daniel Clowes has always been ahead of artistic and cultural movements. Not, at least, if they want the prospect of a second date. And, of course, there is.ĭuring the extremely long night that follows, Marshall and Natalie are emotionally tested in ways that two people who just met really should not be. She's too good to be true: attractive, young, intelligent, and she seems to be seriously engaged with what Marshall has to say. She takes a seat, to Marshall's utter amazement. Then, after nearly an hour, when he's long since given up hope, Natalie appears - breathless, apologising profusely that she went to the wrong place.

(He wasn't going to drink!) Forty minutes.

Who was he kidding anyway? Divorced, middle-aged, newly unemployed, with next to no prospects, Marshall isn't exactly what you'd call a catch. He's been set up by his friend Tim on a blind date with someone named Natalie, and now he's just feeling set up. Shortlisted in the 2012 Angoulême Official Selection

The fan-favourite and Eisner Award-winning story, originally serialised in The New York Times Magazine, now collected and with forty pages of new material.

Mister Wonderful by Daniel Clowes