7 Miles a Second

7 Miles a Second

The cult classic graphic novel, the autobiographical tale of artist David Wojnarowiczâ€™s life as a hustler on the streets of NYC before he succumbed to AIDS, restored and reprinted by Fantagraphics.
7 Miles a Second is the story of legendary artist David Wojnarowicz, written during the last years before his AIDS-related death in 1992, and drawn by James Romberger with colors by Marguerite Van Cook. The graphic novel depicts Wojnarowiczâ€™s childhood of prostitution and drugs on the streets of Manhattan, through his adulthood living with AIDS, and his anger at the indifference of government and health agencies. Originally published as a comic book in 1996 by DCâ€™s Vertigo Comics, an imprint best-known for horror and fantasy material such as TheSandman, 7 Miles a Second was an instant critical success, but struggled to find an audience amongst the typical Vertigo readership. It has become a cult classic amongst fans of literary and art comics, just as Wojnarowiczâ€™s influence and reputation have widened in the larger art world. Romberger and Van Cookâ€™s visuals give stunning life to Wojnarowiczâ€™s words, blending the gritty naturalism of Lower East Side street life with a hallucinatory, psychedelic imagination that takes perfect advantage of the comics medium. This new edition finally presents the artwork as it was intended: oversized, and with Van Cookâ€™s elegant watercolors restored. It also includes several new pages created for this edition. Yes
Country USA
Manufacturer Fantagraphics Books
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781606996140
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Fantagraphics Books
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781606996140
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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