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Praise
for Blurred Vision:
"Blurred
Vision is one handsomely packaged book, with a meticulously rendered,
eye-catching, fully-painted portrait cover by Karl Stevens. Then,
inside, are collected twenty-four carefully chosen stories by twenty-four
talented and fresh new faces within the U.S., European, and Asiatic
art scenes. That said, this anthology is a collection of, in its
own words, Narrative Art, and thats an honest
description of whats to be found inside. For anyone familiar
with Max Ernsts infamous collage collection Une Semaine de
Bonté, arguably the first graphic novel ever made, in which
Ernst took a slew of images published in other popular and pulp
periodicals and then strung them together into a loose narrative
(usually thematic rather than plot based), youll have a good
grasp on the contents of Blurred.
All in all, Blurred Vision is for the adventurous comic reader only.
It isnt breezy entertainment, or all ages fare; in isnt
whimsical in the Cartoon Network sense and it doesnt stick
to any one style or sensibility. Its literally a showcase
of art, some of it only loosely defined as narrative,
although it is. This is an expansive and mind-stretching collection
of works that will challenge and occasionally entertain, though
throughout youll find work likely never to be come across
in any more accessible and properly presentational way. This ones
for the connoisseurs, or those who want to begin their long journey
toward connoisseurship. Its big and thick and its packed
with new art narrative styles. Recommended, if you arent easily
diverted or put off."
Dave Baxter, Broken
Frontier
"A
visit to the other side... The mind is intrigued while the eye is
tantalized. Refreshing, complex and intriguing!"
Steven Psyllos, NYArts Magazine
"Consistently superb, with loving attention paid to craft and
the execution of such that is increasingly rare in alternative comix...a
beautiful collection."
Jenny Gonzalez, Buzzscope
"'New Narrative Art' aptly describes these bizarre
tales whose interpretation could produce a different answer with
each person asked. Submerging us in surrealistic elements and actions,
ten different authors provide a challenging landscape of thoughts
that only the most dedicated graphic novel enthusiast will attempt
to tackle."
Lance Victor Eaton, Bookloons
"[Blurred
Vision 2] is sure to be one of the major indie anthologies of the
year"
Marc Sobel, Unattended Baggage
"Get yer fresh, pipin' hot New Yawk Aht comics here, straight
out of the oven"
Copacetic Comics, placing Blurred Vision on its list of "the most engaging, entertaining, intelligent, intriguing and important comics anthologies of the twenty-first century".
"Mix your Dada with your
Surrealism and give it all a modern updating and you have an idea
of all three of these titles. The Blurred Vision series combines all
kinds of styles and approaches, often in a hallucinatory way. Transgressive,
trippy and cool..."
Jeff VanderMeer, Bookslut
"Blurred Vision is subtitled 'new narrative art,' and so it is. Some strips are amusing while others are confusing, but all of them are truly designed to make you think."
Mark Arnold, Atomic Avenue
"Spending time with these stories felt a bit like being at a party where you don't really know anyone, but everyone seems really cool and interesting, although they really get on your nerves and you're sure they're all making fun of you on some level..."
J. Caleb Mozzocco, Every Day Is Like Wednesday
Faint Praise for Blurred Vision:
"Blurred Vision 4 isnt terrible..."
Jillian Steinhauer, The Daily Cross Hatch
Denunciations of Blurred Vision:
"No. It is terrible. Theyve all been terrible. Beyond terrible."
Frank
Santoro, Comics
Comics Mag
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