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Twilight of the Assholes (Fantagraphics, February 2011)Volume II of the Chronicle of the Era of Darkness (2005-2009). |
Why Do They Kill Me? (Fantagraphics, May 2005)
Volume I of the Chronicle of the Era of Darkness (2000-2004).
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"His cartoons are merciless, sparing
no one--not even their own horrified, disoriented author, who points
out the current absurdities and stupidities without a hint of moral
self-congratulation (on the contrary). His drawings are inspired,
his humor devastating, and his truthfulness almost unbearable. In
short, he is to the satirical cartoon what Stanley Kubrick was to cinematic
satire--e.g., Dr. Strangelove. No matter what goes down,
no matter what comes next, however bad the news (that is or isn't
being reported),
you owe it to yourself to check out this man's work, so you can
laugh
until it hurts, and then stops hurting."
-Myla Goldberg,
-The Ecologist
-Leroy Douresseaux
-Rob Clough |
The Pain - When Will It End? (Fantagraphics, May 2004)Tim Kreider's now-legendary first book, collecting cartoons drawn 1994-2004. |
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"I have had the cartoon ''Male Anorexia' on my bathroom mirror for seven months. I cannot floss, shave, or pimple-scan without it. I am it; he is me. Kreider rules, and also has a simply mammoth penis--you'd (almost) have to see it to believe it." -David
Foster Wallace
"Tim Kreider is the unsung hero of contemporary comics. He is funny and crazy and brave enough to proclaim as truths the things the rest of us are too chickenshit to say out loud." -Myla Goldberg,
"Kreider obsessively dwells
upon crucifixion in various scenarios, somewhat suspiciously, as
it points to the heart
of his work, which seems
to be about humanity unable to love, unable to stop destroying
each other, though there is a need for love, and there is a certain
poetry
to human
destruction."
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Attitude 2: The New Subversive Social Commentary Cartoonists (March 2004)
Anthology edited by Ted Rall. Features cartoons and an interview with Tim Kreider. |
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