Comic book serie : KOMMIX

From the beguiling imagination of
\r\nCharles Burns: 80 comic books that
\r\nnever were.
\r\nMaster cartoonist Charles Burns has never hidden
\r\nhis passion for comic books and pop culture from
\r\nthe 1950 and 1960s. Inspired by the romance, horror,
\r\nand sci-fi comics of his youth, as well as the
\r\n1960s American underground, the author of Black
\r\nHole has created a collection of 80 original comic
\r\nbook covers that, through his own inimitable aesthetic,
\r\npresent an alternate universe of stories that
\r\nnever were, but that you will wish existed.
\r\nThe covers — some with otherworldly titles in
\r\nalien letterforms, and others that riff on classic
\r\ngenres (Throbbing Hearts, Unwholesome Love) and
\r\neras (Drug Buddy, Huss) — each inspire a multitude
\r\nof interpretations, build entire worlds, and suggest
\r\nentire narratives that lie within their non-existent
\r\nguts. This is Burns at his most playful, imaginative, and
\r\nsuggestive, using the format of the comic book to continue
\r\nto explore many of the themes that run through
\r\nall his longer-form work — adolescence, metamorphosis,
\r\nnightmares, and sexuality — and provide a pretext
\r\nfor the creation of some of the most mysterious and
\r\nbewitching imagery of Burns’s incredible career. Kommix
\r\nis like discovering an entire box of comic books you
\r\nnever knew existed.
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