Bibliograph

Ex libris, a comic, by Matt Madden

Type

Label

Ex libris, a comic, by Matt Madden

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

16-19, Brodart

resource.interestGradeLevel

Adult, Brodart

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ex libris

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1268135243

Responsibility statement

by Matt Madden

Sub title

a comic

Summary

Ex Libris revolves around a character trapped in a room with nothing but a futon and a bookcase full of comics. As they peruse covers, read stories and fragments of stories, they begin to suspect that the comics contain hidden messages and a threat. Fiction and reality blur; sanity and madness become increasingly intertwined as the reader becomes convinced the key to their predicament is to be found between the panels of the strange books. With a dizzying array of inventive visual and narrative styles, Ex Libris continues the line of exploration and play that Madden initiated with 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style. Ex Libris is a tribute to the meta-fictional tradition of writers like Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Vladimir Nabokov, and Italo Calvino (whose novel, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, was the inspiration). MATT MADDEN (NYC 1968) is a cartoonist, teacher, and translator. His best-known book is 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style, a comics adaptation of Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style. His recent work includes the comic books Drawn Onward and Bridge. He has been living in Philadelphia since 2016

Target audience

adolescent

Classification