NOBROW 9: Its Oh So Quiet (Nobrow Magazine)

Product Description As We Hurtle Along At Breakneck Speed Accompanied By The Great Cacophony Of Modern Life, We Rarely Experience A Moment Of Silence. Silence, With Its Implication Of Stillness And Absolute Purity, Is Increasingly Difficult To Find. So How Does An Artist Approach Such A Profound Theme? Can An Auditory Ideal Be Conveyed Through Illustration And Comics?Nobrow 9 Explores Silence With Sixteen Of The Best Comic Creators And Over Thirty Star Illustrators In This Unique, International Showcase Of Contemporary Illustration And Comics Art. Review A Salon Top Ten Graphic Novel Of 2014In The Ninth Issue, The Theme Is Silence, And The Results Are Magnificent And Full Of Surprises. The Comics, Each Told In Images Only, Range From Atmospheric To Trippy To Jokey To Melancholy To Epic To Creepy. But The Two-Page Illustrations Are Even More Powerful, Even If ItS Not Always Easy To See How They Pertain To The Overall Concept Of Silence. Well, Except Perhaps For The Fact That So Many Of Them Left Me Utterly Dumbstruck With Visual Delight.-SalonThese Comics And Illustrations May Be Silent, But That DoesnT Diminish Their Impact. ItS Astonishing How Much Substance The Comic Artists Pack Into Their Four-Page Stories Without The Use Of Text.-Av ClubRather Than Limiting The Artists Creativity, NobrowS Proscribed Color Mandate Has The Opposite Effect, Freeing Them To Explore The Theme To Its Furthest Possible Extent (And Sometimes Miles Beyond). It Also Ties The Art In The Book To Older Printing Traditions Where The Use Of Spot Colors Was A Technological Necessity And Not A Choice. The Result Is A Wonderful Achievement As A Collection Of Both Art And Visual Storytelling.-PublisherS WeeklyNobrow 9 Is A Gift, A Collection Of Quiet Moments, Moment In The Art Of Cartooning, Illustration And Storytelling; And A Souvenir Of What A Great Time It Is To Be Reading Comics.-Comics BulletinNobrow Have Not Only Produced One Of Their Best Anthologies To Date, But Also One That Serves As A Showcase For The Eloquence And Power Of Silent Comics. I Could Easily Sit Here And Go Through The Merits Of Each Contribution, But I Think YouD Be Much Better Served To Simply Buy It And Immerse Yourself In What Is Currently The Foremost (Eisner Award Nominated!) Graphic Art Anthology Around.-Zainab AkhtarMcnaughtS Hoodie-Clad Shopper Peruses Garden Statues, Each Swathed In Blue-Gray Shadow And Black Strokes. [] For Me, There IsnT A More Tedious Way To Wind Down Time On A Saturday Than By Suffering Domestic Chores, But ILl Be Damned If I DidnT Marvel Over McnaughtS Beautiful Comic.-Dominic UmileOnce More, Nobrow Magazine Sets The Standard For Comic Art, With A Superb Selection Of Artists And Exquisite Production Values. From Established Pros To Up-And-Coming Creators, Art Directors Alex Spiro And Sam Arthur Make Each Issue A Pure Comics Artifact To Treasure.-Broken FrontierThe Theme Of This YearS Volume Is Oh So Quiet, And The Comics Portion Is Made Up Of Wordless Strips While The Other Half Is A Two-Page Spread Of Illustrations. Cartooning And Illustration Are Often Conflated And, While TheyRe Obviously Related Forms Of Art, They Can Require Some Different Disciplines And Skills. When You Take Away The Words From Comics It Becomes Even More Interesting?And Harder?To Discern The Differences.-Mental FlossA Publication To Be Savored, To Linger Over Pages And Think About WhatS So Quiet About A Particular Picture. ItS Full Of Interesting Art And Ideas.-Andrew Wheeler, Antick MusingsIf You Are Someone Who Enjoys Great Comics YouLl Quite Like The Book, And If YouRe A Fan Of Great Art YouLl Absolutely Love It.-The Newest Rant About The Author Sam Arthur & Alex Spiro Are Joint Creative Directors Of Nobrow And Flying Eye Books.