Van Sciver darkens his backgrounds with hatching and cross-hatching and intricate detail - in his hands, the sinuous patterns of ivy on a room's wallpapers take on the menacing appearance of choking tentacles - and often frames Lincoln such that, even in the grandest ballroom, the ceiling seems to press down on him. AS A CARTOONIST by Noah Van Sciver This incredible collection of recent NVS comics collects stuff from zines, anthologies, notebooks, sketchbooks etc. Van Sciver is one of the brave and persistent souls. It takes a lot to gain any traction in the world of comics and illustration. He’s been at his drawing table for as long as he can rememberand that has resulted in some very impressive work. But as the book progresses, and Lincoln's life grows darker - he sinks deeper into debt, his law practice dissolves, his relationship with Mary Todd founders - that sky lowers and grows increasingly oppressive. Noah Van Sciver is one of our great cartoonists. As he rides into town on the back of a donkey, Van Sciver depicts the sky above him as a featureless white expanse. As a Cartoonist by Noah Van Sciver Author In this collection of comic strips, artist and cartoonist Noah Van Sciver blends memoir and fiction, and offers the reader a reflection on the power of visual storytelling and creativity. The Hypo begins with young Abraham Lincoln arriving in Springfield, Illinois to start up a law practice. The deliberate and expressive roughness of his linework - which evokes a time before mass-production, when imperfections in furniture and architecture still testified to the human hands that wrought them - gently insinuates itself as we read. A series of comic strips joined together by the theme of the author’s chosen profession cartooning reveals a funny and often poignant reflection on the human condition and the lives we choose to live. His loose, freehand style creates a world where every straight line wobbles a bit, where right angles invariably come out wrong, and everything feels slightly off-plumb. Kindle 13.99 Rate this book As a cartoonist Noah Van Sciver 3.

As a cartoonist by Noah Van Sciver