Comments on: The Strangest Pictures I Have Seen #13 http://classic.tcj.com/blog/the-strangest-pictures-i-have-seen-13/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-strangest-pictures-i-have-seen-13 The Comics Journal is a magazine that covers the comics medium from an arts-first perspective. Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:56:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Andrei http://classic.tcj.com/blog/the-strangest-pictures-i-have-seen-13/comment-page-1/#comment-2329 Andrei Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:51:13 +0000 http://www.tcj.com/?p=29716#comment-2329 I've taught "City of Glass" at length in my comics classes. I agree that it is tremendously stronger than the source text, which ends up sounding like a libretto compared to a full (visual) opera: going from two dimensions to three, to change metaphors. I have detailed notes from my lectures. I assumed that most of what I had to say was obvious, but if you really think that few people "seem to know what to say about it," maybe I should do a post or two about it somewhere. I’ve taught “City of Glass” at length in my comics classes. I agree that it is tremendously stronger than the source text, which ends up sounding like a libretto compared to a full (visual) opera: going from two dimensions to three, to change metaphors. I have detailed notes from my lectures. I assumed that most of what I had to say was obvious, but if you really think that few people “seem to know what to say about it,” maybe I should do a post or two about it somewhere.

]]> By: pkarasik http://classic.tcj.com/blog/the-strangest-pictures-i-have-seen-13/comment-page-1/#comment-2316 pkarasik Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:26:16 +0000 http://www.tcj.com/?p=29716#comment-2316 Thanks for the kind words! -Paul Thanks for the kind words!
-Paul

]]> By: Caro http://classic.tcj.com/blog/the-strangest-pictures-i-have-seen-13/comment-page-1/#comment-2310 Caro Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:37:26 +0000 http://www.tcj.com/?p=29716#comment-2310 Speak for yourself! :) The prose "City of Glass" novel is sheer glorious pleasure for me from start to finish. Sometimes after I read it I'm just dizzy with euphoria. Speak for yourself! :)

The prose “City of Glass” novel is sheer glorious pleasure for me from start to finish. Sometimes after I read it I’m just dizzy with euphoria.

]]> By: ben http://classic.tcj.com/blog/the-strangest-pictures-i-have-seen-13/comment-page-1/#comment-2307 ben Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:25:16 +0000 http://www.tcj.com/?p=29716#comment-2307 I actually felt this was better than Auster's actual novel. The novel(la?) seems to get so caught up in its postmodernism, its exploration of form and narrative, that it actually ceases to become enjoyable as anything beyond an experiment, (maybe thats what postmodernist literature is doomed to, but I still find I enjoyed Calvino's "If On a Winter's Night a Traveller" more than most ordinary novels). Whereas in comics form, while still, as you say, leaving space for all kinds of postmodernist trickery, the introduction of imagery allows for a more accessible experience, its easier to 'see' the point of the stylistic quirks. Makes me want more post modernist comics! I actually felt this was better than Auster’s actual novel. The novel(la?) seems to get so caught up in its postmodernism, its exploration of form and narrative, that it actually ceases to become enjoyable as anything beyond an experiment, (maybe thats what postmodernist literature is doomed to, but I still find I enjoyed Calvino’s “If On a Winter’s Night a Traveller” more than most ordinary novels).

Whereas in comics form, while still, as you say, leaving space for all kinds of postmodernist trickery, the introduction of imagery allows for a more accessible experience, its easier to ‘see’ the point of the stylistic quirks. Makes me want more post modernist comics!

]]> By: DerikB http://classic.tcj.com/blog/the-strangest-pictures-i-have-seen-13/comment-page-1/#comment-2301 DerikB Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:34:13 +0000 http://www.tcj.com/?p=29716#comment-2301 There's a long interview with Karasik in Ganzfeld #1 that goes into City of Glass quite a bit, including how it started up. Worth looking up. There’s a long interview with Karasik in Ganzfeld #1 that goes into City of Glass quite a bit, including how it started up. Worth looking up.

]]> By: WLLilly http://classic.tcj.com/blog/the-strangest-pictures-i-have-seen-13/comment-page-1/#comment-2300 WLLilly Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:23:48 +0000 http://www.tcj.com/?p=29716#comment-2300 ...Whoops , the fact that I'm typing " commando " , re: my ( Walgreen's , 2/$10 . ) reading glasses strikes again !!!!!!! Whatever... …Whoops , the fact that I’m typing ” commando ” , re: my ( Walgreen’s , 2/$10 . ) reading glasses strikes again !!!!!!! Whatever…

]]> By: WLLilly http://classic.tcj.com/blog/the-strangest-pictures-i-have-seen-13/comment-page-1/#comment-2299 WLLilly Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:22:06 +0000 http://www.tcj.com/?p=29716#comment-2299 ...Wasn;t it FBI which published that afaptation of NIGHTNARE ALLEY a bit ago ? ( Which I have not read - I , um , tend to have a bit of an East Coast/" educated " " one should read the PROSE version , the TRUE version , first " prejiduce(Sp??)/internal voice-censor . Ahemph . ) …Wasn;t it FBI which published that afaptation of NIGHTNARE ALLEY a bit ago ?
( Which I have not read – I , um , tend to have a bit of an East Coast/” educated ” ” one should read the PROSE version , the TRUE version , first ” prejiduce(Sp??)/internal voice-censor . Ahemph . )

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