The Fate of the Artist - Softcover

Campbell, Eddie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596431334 ISBN 13: 9781596431331

Publisher: First Second, 2006

Synopsis

In this pseudo-autobiography, the subject of the memoir has vanished without a trace. Through six separate threads, each one typographically and stylistically distinct, a private investigator tries to discover the artists' fate through false trails, family and daily life reenactments, and even an imaginary Sunday comic strip. As the narrative threads intersect and collide in surprising ways, the reader is carried along on a fantastic journey through the life of the artist.

A master comics artist, here Eddie Campbell offers a complex, caustic, and surprising meditation on balancing the lonely life of the artist with the demands of everyday life.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

In Eddie Campbell's latest graphic novel, the author will conduct an investigation into his own sudden disappearance.In wildly comical reenactments of incidents from his curious life, his part will be played by an actor.In this creative mining of the rich resources from the comic strip language Campbell will give us a complex meditation on the lonely demands of art amid the realities of everyday life.

About the Author:

Eddie Campbell is the acclaimed artist behind From Hell, for which he won the Ignatz award for Outstanding Graphic Novel and the Eisner award for Best Graphic Album. In 2001, From Hell was made into a major motion picture starring Johnny Depp. Campbell is also the creator of the series Bacchus and Alec: The King Canute Crowd.

About this edition

• Publisher: First Second
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1596431334
• ISBN 13: 9781596431331
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96