A little behind with reading, hence this link to a week old Seth interview by Tom Spurgeon over at The Comics Reporter. But some folks may have missed it and since it’s a great interview with one of my favourite comic creators, I figured it was worth linking to.
Seth’s latest book is out now; a huge reprint of strips first published in the New York Times. Beautifully designed and illustrated as you would expect from Seth, it’s described thus:
“Celebrated cartoonist and New Yorker cover artist Seth gives us the fictional life of George Sprott. On the surface, George seems a charming, foolish old man – but who is he? And who was he? Told as a patchwork tale, we come to know George, piece by piece, in a series of “interviews”, flashbacks and personal reminiscences.
It is a story about time, identity, loss, and the pervasiveness of memory. Though ultimately this is the story of a man’s death, Seth leavens it with humor, restraint and a light touch. Originally serialized in the New York Times magazine, this greatly expanded and “re-mastered” version is its first publication as a complete work and comes in an over-sized, gorgeous looking hardback.”
Sun, Jun 14, 2009
Interviews