From superheroes to memoirs,there’s never been a richer time for comedian books. But where does one start with a genre that is exploding so quickly? I am a man with an immoderate number – some might say a houseful – of comedian books, which is probably why people quiz me questions like: “Where on earth conclude I start with all this stuff?” and “Is that really a wedding ring?”I sympathise – with the former query, and anyway. The sheer variety in the “graphic novels” section of the bookstore or library contains everything from memoirs to mysteries. Plus,comics hold their own grammar and syntax and often, comics fans are exhaustingly absorbed in their own favorite kind of literature, and their references like an endless set of matryoshka dolls. A strand of conversation can lead from Doctor Fate to Watchmen to Detective Comics to Optic Nerve,all in a flash.
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Source: theguardian.com