Drawn & Quarterly: 25 Years Of Contemporary Cartooning, Comics And Graphic Novels

"Here’s one for the comics maven on your shopping list — even if that’s you. Venerated publisher D&Q has gone all-out with this 776-page anniversary tome. Works by alt-comics luminaries Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, Joe Sacco, Adrian Tomine, Art Spiegelman, Peter Bagge, Lynda Barry and Julie Doucet intermingle with creations by a bevy of up-and-comers, plus numerous essays on the form. Want to remember why comics can be an intellectual treat? This volume does the trick."