After BATMAN: Year One! The LOST Mazzucchelli masterpiece

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[@Michael-tf8om]

Not lost on me! Mazz is one of those brilliant talents that the biz has failed to keep. He had conquered the "monthly discipline", but progressed beyond commercial concerns. I eat up everything he's done and will do. Wish he 'd slum with us in the gutters again ;'P

[@chrislutes2717]

What a masterpiece! There’s a video on KZbin of Mazzucchelli talking about this project, the division of labor, and Paul Auster’s participation that’s worth checking out. I also remember seeing a bunch of Karasik’s layouts at some point but I can’t remember if it was in Comics Journal or maybe something like Comic Art magazine. Great video!

[@The_Ice_Cream_Police]

After reading City of Glass, I immediately thought of McCloud likening comics to hieroglyphics. The use of lone symbols for certain moments in the story was something I'd never seen before in comics, and after that, I really wanted to see comics go more into formal experimentation. This book gave me the feeling that the possibilities in comics are endless.

[@viktorgalben6203]

21:23 the evil guy is the spitting image of Emil Cioran, the philosopher

[@montagethemovie5947]

I have the novel with the Spiegelman cover but not the adaptation. Loved when artists like Seth, Dan Clowes and Sammy Harkham produced covers and art for Penguin classics at that time

[@gregorygo4]

I've been putting off buying this one for years, and now I'm gonna get Kayfabe Effected.

[@andrewvitiello9000]

One of my favorite comics of all time. So much to unpack and I notice different things every time i read it.

[@kerektor]

That third panel on page 96 always slew me, so much. emotion! I bought this when it came out and I really think it was because I had read Mazzucchelli in super hero form and was completely blown away by it. It's one of those frames I show people who aren't into. comics how beautiful and strong they can be compared to any medium. This is such a gem.

[@grburr2]

Still have my copy bought back in '94, as well as the only other book from the imprint, Barry Gifford's Perdita Durango, adapted by Callahan and Scott Gillis. The promised Nightmare Alley adaptation by Spain Rodriguez came out much much later, but from a different publisher. The question of whether this formalist piece of work would be enjoyable, hold meaning, for those not interested in learning about the styles of comics storytelling? Though it's understandable that students and practitioners of comics would get -more- out of it, my experience of the book and those I knew who read it was that it was -extremely- enjoyable to those who love mysteries, metafiction, and great tales told extremely well. Those who didn't know Mazzucchelli before became big Mazzucchelli fans. Those who didn't know Auster before became big Auster fans. Also: Mazzucchelli, Auster, Karasik, and Spiegelman participated in a panel on the adaptation, and it's up at kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH6chGyZisSrobssi=HlNEtbKDf4OL4eb6

[@benperkins6657]

So glad you're looking this over. I read this when it came out and it was such an eye opener and made Mazzy a definite influence for me. Possibly my favorite work that he's done.

[@m.e.3862]

Really interesting! Had no idea this existed. Although when I read the novel I imagined it in my mind's eye as something resembling an Edward Hopper painting

[@fuzmanchu]

The tower of babel is from a Bruegel painting. It used to be in Boymans Museum in Rotterdam. When I was in my early 20s (early 90s) me and a friend would go there half an hour before closing often (stoned) because the entry would be free; mainly to look at that painting.

[@torgo777]

I grabbed a copy of this about 4 years ago and was totally unsurprised by how amazing it was.

[@evolscimoc2888]

For a college class we had to read books such as City of Glass, Ways of Seeing, and Awakenings. It was an amazing class. So when I learned Mazzucchelli was on this book, I had to order the Neon Lit City of Glass from my buddy’s comic shop. It’s a fantastic Mazzucchelli effort.

[@RyanBrown314]

One of my favorites of all time

[@drangal]

Having reread Batman: Year One last night and rewatched your video on the Absolute version an hour ago, this new video just nicely hit the spot!

[@peterm.fitzpatrick7735]

Thanks, guys! One can see a lot of intelligence at work in those pages, for sure.

[@mostlyretro]

I was unaware of this book. Thanks for showcasing it. I just ordered it and can't wait to check it out!

[@jamesgildersleeve]

I found a copy of this book in a thrift store one day and have been dissecting it for a bit. Very cool varied stylistic approaches. It's an impressive work!

[@user-sn3sh4vp6g]

What a great one! Don't sleep on Earth X.

[@AndrewBuckleBookReviews]

Arrgh, yet another book bought ! Great video about a book I had never heard of

[@Michniko]

I clicked without reading the title, you got me this time Ed…

[@jeremystone286]

Great book!

[@volodymyrbilyk555]

City of glass is legit top 25 graphic novels ever.

[@MrSamfonseca]

14:25 😂😂😂

[@Gootie29]

That looks incredible. Is it part of a trilogy? Were any other parts completed?

[@pigeonheadedman5225]

the novel is part of the new york trilogy but the other books werent adapted