Research Catalog

Title

World record holders / Guy Delisle ; translated by Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall.

Author

Delisle, Guy

Publication

• [Montréal, Québec] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2022.
• ©2022

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Details

Additional Authors

• Dascher, Helge, 1965-
• Aspinall, Rob

Description

132 pages : chiefly illustrations; 22 cm.

Summary

"A funny and insightful retrospective collection from a celebrated cartoonist. Universally beloved cartoonist Guy Delisle showcases a career-spanning collection of his work with a sly sense of humor and warm characterization. Before Delisle became an international superstar with his globe-hopping travelogues, he was an animator experimenting with the comics form. Always aware of the elasticity of the human form and honing his keen observer's eye, young Delisle created hilarious set pieces. World Record Holders ranges from wistful childhood nostalgia to chagrined post-fame encounters, touching on formally ambitious visual puns and gut-busting what-ifs. Delisle again and again shows how life is both exhilarating and embarrassing. Delisle visits an exhibition of his work in another country and is confronted by an angry spouse who blames him for destroying her marriage. A juvenile game of Bows and Arrows turns menacing as arrows shot straight up in the air turn into barely visible missiles of death. A coded message from space creates different reactions from different people--debates, dance festivals, gallery shows."--Publisher.

Uniform Title

Comment ne rien faire. English

Alternative Title

Comment ne rien faire.

Subject

• Comic books, strips, etc. > Canada > Translations into English
• Graphic novels

Genre/Form

• Graphic novels.
• Comics (Graphic works)
• Humorous comics.

Note

• Previously published: Montréal : Éditions de la Pastèque, 2020.

Language (note)

• Translated from the French.

ISBN

• 1770465677
• 9781770465671

OCLC

• on1264273510
• SCSB-14499200

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library