You've seen them at flea markets and in antique shops and used bookstores across the country. Vintage postcards with handwritten notes from the past, evocative messages that capture a thought, an expression, a concern, a snapshot of someone's life once upon a time.
Jason Rodriguez has collected a remarkable array of these correspondences, dispersed them among thirty-three of comic's greatest creators, and asked them to each create a story about the person who sent it. The result is a vividly imagined, gorgeously rendered graphic novel anthology illustrating tales of romance, adventure, hardship, and mystery. In [POSTCARDS], these gifted artists share some of the most rich and inventive work of their careers.
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What they're saying
"Warning: The inventive writers and illustrators who crafted these transporting stories from old-world postcards may just convince you to trash your Blackberry and buy some stamps."
- Frank Warren, PostSecret
"It's fascinating to see artists' take on, in Rodriguez's words, the turn-of-the-century equivalent of modern-day text messages."
- USA Today
"Any introduction to the work of cartoonists Phil Hester or Tom Beland is something worth writing home about."
- Entertainment Weekly
"Readers of the popular Flight volumes will enjoy the anthology format, but Postcards will appeal more to those who lean toward real-life tales like Brian Fies's Mom's Cancer, Alison Bechdel's Fun Home, or Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis."
- Don Boozer, Library Journal Express
"If you want to try something new in the indie market, but are afraid to take a chance, try POSTCARDS: TRUE STORIES THAT NEVER HAPPENED. I doubt you will be disappointed."
- Ain't It Cool News
