Asterios Polyp
David Mazzucchelli's critically acclaimed first graphic novel, Asterios Polyp, follows a middle-aged, meagerly successful architect and
teacher, aesthete and womanizer, whose life is wholly upended when his
New York City apartment goes up in flames. In a tenacious daze, he
leaves the city and relocates to a small town in the American heartland.
Recognized by the LA Times Book Prize for Graphic Novels, The National Cartoon Society's Reuben for Best Graphic Novel, and three Comic-Con Eisner Awards: Best Graphic Album, Best Writer/Artist, and Best Lettering.
Hardcover
8" x 10 1/2"
344 pages
Full Color
Recognized by the LA Times Book Prize for Graphic Novels, The National Cartoon Society's Reuben for Best Graphic Novel, and three Comic-Con Eisner Awards: Best Graphic Album, Best Writer/Artist, and Best Lettering.
Hardcover
8" x 10 1/2"
344 pages
Full Color
Price: $29.95
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David Mazzucchelli
RISD '83 [Painting]
Mazzucchelli received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and started working in comics in the early 1980s. He started at Marvel Comics where, after a few various issues, he became the regular artist on Daredevil. He began as a traditional superhero artist but over the span of his time on Daredevil, his work gained in confidence and employed expressionist techniques. After leaving Marvel, Mazzucchelli created a comic adaptation of Paul Auster’s City of Glass and self-published a comics series called Rubber Blanket. He has done illustration work for various publications, including interior pieces and covers for The New Yorker. Mazzucchelli taught comic-related courses at the Rhode Island School of Design and the School of Visual Arts in New York City for several semesters.
Mazzucchelli received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and started working in comics in the early 1980s. He started at Marvel Comics where, after a few various issues, he became the regular artist on Daredevil. He began as a traditional superhero artist but over the span of his time on Daredevil, his work gained in confidence and employed expressionist techniques. After leaving Marvel, Mazzucchelli created a comic adaptation of Paul Auster’s City of Glass and self-published a comics series called Rubber Blanket. He has done illustration work for various publications, including interior pieces and covers for The New Yorker. Mazzucchelli taught comic-related courses at the Rhode Island School of Design and the School of Visual Arts in New York City for several semesters.