MOME Summer 2007 (Vol. 8)

MOME Summer 2007 (Vol. 8)

by Various Mome is quickly earning a reputation as one of the premiere literary anthologies on the market, and the only one comprised entirely of comics. In this eighth volume: the concluding chapter of Lewis Trondheim's "At Loose Ends;" a blindingly bizarre Mome debut from a gent named Joe Kimball; contributions from Mome regular and "2006 Eisner Award Most Promising Newcomer" nominee Jonathan Bennett; Sophie Crumb; Kurt Wolfgang; and the graphical/textual stylings of newcomer Ray Fenwick. Mome represents the heighth of sophistication and talent in the world of comic art today. A much-needed packaging of this decade's ascendant cartoonist generation. -- The Onion The best anthology in today's overstuffed comics shop. From cover to cover, the comics anthology at its most rewarding. -- Decibel Magazine Where most anthologies have, at best, a 50/50 hit/miss ratio, Mome manages to be all-hit, don't miss. -- Time Gary Groth  is the co-founder of  The Comics Journal  and Fantagraphics Books. He lives in Seattle. Eric Reynolds is the VP/Associate Publisher of Fantagraphics Books. He lives in Seattle, WA.