andymoon's review
2.0
Minutes after finishing, I've already forgotten all but one, two comics. Some excerpts looked promising but were too abrupt.
bakudreamer's review
This series has been going downhill. Now we're at the bottom of the hill.
cintiarc13's review
5.0
Reading this compilation felt like entering a candy store and trying a sample of all the candies, it was exciting, fun, and in each comic I stopped myself to taste it and see how much I liked it. After trying all of these delicious comics, I ended up with a big list of authors and works that I need to check out. Truth is: I barely know a thing about comics. Before reading this I was conceited when people started a conversation about comics, now I know there’s a lot to learn, a lot to read, and that what I read still fits into the commercial stuff. Now I’m hungry for more comics.
wcsheffer's review
3.0
Some beautiful and inspiring comics in this anthology. I was quite disappointed with the introductory pieces. I thought the comic introductions to each section were trite and sexist. For further evidence see the introduction to the section that is only by female comic artists (potentially problematic in itself). It does not follow the same formula as the others, notably the author does not comment on wishing to work or working with any of the featured artists (this happens in every other introductions). However, some excerpts did inspire me to try to get my hands on the longer volume or look up more work by the author.
cintiareyes's review
5.0
Reading this compilation felt like entering a candy store and trying a sample of all the candies, it was exciting, fun, and in each comic I stopped myself to taste it and see how much I liked it. After trying all of these delicious comics, I ended up with a big list of authors and works that I need to check out. Truth is: I barely know a thing about comics. Before reading this I was conceited when people started a conversation about comics, now I know there’s a lot to learn, a lot to read, and that what I read still fits into the commercial stuff. Now I’m hungry for more comics.
billil1957's review
2.0
This was a disappointment for me. I usually really enjoy the Best American Comics series -- lots of varied styles and story lines and I always find something new I'd like to explore more. But this year's, edited by Jonathan Lethem, just didn't have anything all the interesting in it (with a few exceptions, such as Roz Chast, which I'd already seen). And way, way too many excerpts that really didn't make much sense without the context of the rest of the book. Overall, not a fun read.
whitehorse99's review
3.0
Great for anyone interested in comics artists. Would be interested in checking out earlier editions of this book.
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