Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 973.931 EAN: 9781891867125 ISBN: 1891867121 Label: Alternative Comics Manufacturer: Alternative Comics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: January 01, 2002 Publisher: Alternative Comics Sales Rank: 628802 Studio: Alternative Comics
Product DescriptionThe terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington DC on September 11th touched people worldwide, and cartoonists have turned to art to express their grief. 9-11: Emergency Relief is a comic book project to benefit the American Red Cross featuring some of the comic world's leading talents. From legendary creators such as Will Eisner to hot new talents such as cover artist Frank Cho, cartoonists from all areas of the cartooning world have joined together in this community effort. Scheduled for January 2002 release from Alternative Comics, 9-11: Emergency Relief is a collection of these cartoonists` personal non-fiction accounts of their experiences related to the tragedy. `Cartoonists have been contacting each other regularly since the tragedy and have come up with this project,` said editor Jeff Mason, `The cartoonists wanted to create a collection of thoughtful, introspective stories.`
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Rating: - A Touching Reminder Of A Day That United All Of America....
Where were YOU on the morning of September 11th, 2001? I was at work when Howard Stern reported that a plane had crashed into one of the World Trade Center Towers. Having been born and raised in The Bronx before moving to Rochester, N.Y., my workday immediately ended as I focused my full attention on Howard's show; He became my only link to the city I loved and would always call home. Later on came the TV reports and the images that will never leave my mind, but for those first few hours, I sat listening ... Read More
Rating: - Amazing, dense and horrifying
Easily the best of the comics industry's myriad responses to the tragedy of September 11th, this book gets down into the nitty-gritty of human experiences and reactions to tragedy. No superheroes. No larger-than-life expostulation. Just real people - talented artists - telling amazing stories. Higlights include Gregory Benton's "Treasure," an untitled Hutch Owen story by Tom Hart that manages to toe the fine line between rage and sentiment and "Citadel Of The Night" by K. Thor Jensen and Chris Knowle. Honestly, ... Read More
Rating: - Every community library in the country should acquire a copy
After the September 11th terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and in the skies over Pennsylvania, some 50 graphic novelists and cartoonist ranging from such legendary names as Will Eisner and Harvey Pekar, to newer talents such as Frank Cho and James Kochalka, came together in a very special project as a way of expressing their grief, patriotism, and support of the American people in the face of naked, lethal, ideologically driven aggression. The result is 9-11: Emergency Relief, a powerful graphic ... Read More
Rating: - Universal Emotions in Black and White
9-11: Emergency Relief puts a unique perspective on a shared tragedy. Taking the events out of the cold realism of news photography and video and into the pen and ink world of the comix artist lets the reader share the emotions of another individual on a highly personalized level.
Do not let the genre keep you from reading this book! Even if you are not a comix afficionado, the images and storytelling technique of each artist/author are fascinating and deeply moving.
Rating: - Terrific book!
Everyone has a dark side--it's that frightening part of our personalities that drives you to root for something to blow up and hurt James Bond. It's what makes us "root for the bad guy" at Mel Gibson films. It's what drove us to watch with rapt attention on September 11, as the Civilized World crumbled before our eyes.
This, happily, is not the part of us that forces us onward through "9-11," a graphic novel that tells nearly fifty stories by respected creators from the comic-book ... Read More
