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Cover: Jillian Tamaki

The Best American Comics #2011

Oct 2011 · Houghton Mifflin · 25.00 USD
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“Manifestation”
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The Best American Comics 2011, edited by Alison Bechdel, continues the annual series' tradition of showcasing the year's most outstanding graphic narratives. This volume collects a diverse range of works from both established and emerging cartoonists, selected from North American comic publications and anthologies published in 2010. The collection reflects Bechdel's curatorial eye, emphasizing strong storytelling and artistic innovation across genres and styles.

"Manifestation" is a sharply observed, six-panel comic that distills a lifetime of emotional turbulence into a single, poignant page—first crushes, family rifts, and quiet heartbreak all rendered with wry precision. Written and drawn by David Lasky, this self-contained parody of the biographical comic genre finds humor and ache in the absurdity of trying to make sense of life’s big moments in miniature. The striking cover by Jillian Tamaki complements the story’s intimate scale with a dreamlike, evocative image.

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writer, artist, inker, letterer David Lasky · cover Jillian Tamaki

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writer, artist, inker, letterer David Lasky
cover pencils, inks Jillian Tamaki

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A parody of biographical comics in which a young man endures his first crush, a war, his relationship with his father, family drama, an arduous journey and heartbreak, all in six panels.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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