Roadstrips: A Graphic Journey Across America

By Aamna Qureshi and Pete Friedrich

Book Overview

The explosion of comic books and graphic novels into the mainstream has demonstrated their universal storytelling power. "Roadstrips" is a unique comics anthology that takes a fresh look at our definitions of America in an era of upheaval and widespread soul-searching. Like a new "On the Road" for the 21st century, "Roadstrips" explores our national psyche through the work of 22 top cartoonists--among them Peter Kuper, Gilbert Hernandez, Jessica Abel, Pete Bagge, Richard Sala, Brian Biggs, and Lloyd Dangle. Exploring identity on both a micro and a macro level, they illustrate today's post-modern patchwork with bilious narratives, thoughtful tales, and hilarious memoirs. Taken together, their powerful and thoughtful stories create a composite national portrait like few others.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081184742X
• ISBN13: 9780811847421
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 7.5"