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X'ed Out

post #1 of 7
11/17/10 at 4:24pm
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Anyone reading Charles Burns' latest X'ed Out? So far, I'm pretty captivated. Reminds me a lot of Naked Lunch (Cronenberg's more than Burroughs'), and that's a good thing.
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post #2 of 7
11/17/10 at 4:43pm
Not yet, but it's on my list. I was pretty much new to Burns when I read Black Hole, but I loved it, so I'm very interested in checking this one out.

Side note, I went to a comic book convention in Copenhagen over the summer, and got to see a panel on the American graphic novel with Burns, Chris Ware, and Daniel Clowes. It was a pretty great conversation, and I even got to meet Ware afterward. Definitely a highlight of my life.

Anyway, can't wait to read this one.
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post #3 of 7
11/17/10 at 4:59pm
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Right on. If you liked Black Hole, I can't imagine not liking X'ed Out. The story is still taking flight (seems like we are in for a mystery), but the art is breathtaking. It's in full color (!) and it really pops.
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post #4 of 7
11/17/10 at 5:01pm
Is it being released as a monthly series? If so, I'll probably wait until it gets collected, as I'm done with floppies. Unless I'm misunderstanding you.
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post #5 of 7
11/18/10 at 12:01pm
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It's a mini-series (maybe even just three parts if I remember correctly), but they are being released in hardback versions, rather than regular comic issues.
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post #6 of 7
11/18/10 at 12:27pm
Ah, okay. Interesting. I think I will still wait a bit to see if they are collected in one volume, though, unless I can find them at the local library. Still, very curious about this project overall.
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post #7 of 7
11/21/10 at 6:08am
Yes, Burns confirms it'll be three volumes, though in this (spoilery) interview he says there's no overarching title, so possibly no three-in-one collection will occur afterwards.

The story is essentially Burns and Burroughs meet Tintin. And it's as awesome as that sounds.

Speaking of Chris Ware, Acme #20 just came out, and is very possibly the greatest thing Ware's ever done.
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