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Breakdowns: From Maus to Now: An Anthology of Strips #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collection gathers Art Spiegelman's early, experimental comic strips from the 1970s, including the original 'Breakdowns' portfolio and other short works that predate his landmark 'Maus.' The volume showcases Spiegelman's formalist approach to the medium, blending autobiographical themes with avant-garde storytelling techniques.
"Intro" opens with a brief, self-aware note from the publisher clarifying a misattribution—this anthology wasn't released by Nostalgia Press, as initially listed, but by Bélier Press in 1977. The page sets a tone of authenticity and editorial honesty, grounding the collection in its actual origins. Art Spiegelman handles both the lettering and the cover art, lending a personal, handcrafted touch to the presentation.
In "Nervous Rex, The Malpractice Suite," the familiar panels of classic Rex Morgan, M.D. are fragmented and reassembled into a surreal, self-aware comic experiment, where the original strips are recontextualized with added text and visual disruptions that challenge the medium’s conventions. The story plays with the form of the newspaper comic, turning its familiar structure into a layered, absurdist commentary on narrative and repetition.
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↩ Reprints Funny Aminals #1 (1972), Short Order Comix #1 (1973), Short Order Comix #2 (1974), Young Lust #4 (1974), Arcade the Comics Revue #1 (1975), Arcade the Comics Revue #2 (1975), Arcade the Comics Revue #3 (1975), Arcade the Comics Revue #4 (1975), Arcade the Comics Revue #6 (1976)
Reprinted in Breakdowns #[nn] (1981), Breakdowns Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*! #[nn] (2008), Breakdowns - retrato do artista quando jovem #[nn] (2009)
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