REAL LIFE COMIX ONLY IN NEW YORK HC (09 Sep Release)

REAL LIFE COMIX: ONLY IN NEW YORK features 51 short stories in a sprawling¸ high-voltage¸ graphic memoir anthology celebrating the grit¸ glory¸ absurdity¸ and heart of life in New York City. Co-edited by veteran comix creators Dean Haspiel and Doug Latino¸ this vibrant collection brings together a wildly eclectic mix of legendary and emerging voices¸ including New Yorker cartoonists¸ MAD contributors¸ and AMERICAN SPLENDOR collaborators. Storytellers hail from across comix¸ comics¸ graphic novels¸ literature¸ art¸ film¸ and music¸ each offering their own take on the city that never sleeps--humorous¸ heartbreaking¸ surreal or unmistakably true--capturing the everyday chaos and accidental poetry of New York life. The anthology features work from cultural luminaries and underground icons alike¸ including Roz Chast¸ David Collier¸ Joe Dator¸ Gary Dumm¸ Liana Finck¸ Bob Fingerman¸ Drew Friedman¸ Danny Hellman¸ Ben Katchor¸ Gideon Kendall¸ Keith Knight¸ Peter Kuper¸ Barbara Willy Mendes¸ Rachelle Meyer¸ Josh Neufeld¸ Ann Nocenti¸ Rick Parker¸ R. Sikoryak¸ Noah Van Sciver¸ Doug Latino¸ Julia Wertz¸ Ron Wimberly¸ Jonathan Ames¸ Karl Stevens¸ Onur Tukel¸ Spencer Alexander¸ Wesley Allsbrook¸ Dieu Sam B.¸ Jonathan Baylis¸ Nick Bertozzi¸ Wendy Blake¸ C. Cassano¸ Cecil Castellucci¸ Ezra Cumbo¸ Vito Delsante¸ Jen Ferguson¸ Dean Haspiel¸ Charles Fetherolf¸ Christopher Gomez¸ Ben Granog¸ James Greene¸ Sarah Lee Grillo¸ Jennifer Hayden¸ Ariel Kahtan¸ Whitney Matheson¸ Jared Miller¸ Moby¸ Chris Miskiewicz¸ Eli Neugboren¸ Ayoko Nito¸ Pat Palermo¸ Joan Reilly¸ Peter Rostovsky¸ Gil Roth¸ Rani Som¸ JG Thirlwell¸ Cynthia Von Buhler¸ Sean Von Gorman¸ Steve Walker¸ Owen Brozman¸ Carol Tyler¸ and Tony Wolf--each conveying a singular voice and style within the city’s ever-evolving mythology.