99 Ways to Tell a Story

Exercises in Style

Matt Madden

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Jonathan Cape Ltd
01 September 2006

Language: reference & general; Graphic novels

A series of one-page comics that tell the same story in a variety of ways. Inspired by Raymond Queneau's 1947 work of the same title.

A series of engrossing one page comics that tells the same story ninety nine different ways Matt Madden's 99 Ways to Tell a Story is a series of one-page comics that tell the same story in a variety of ways

Inspired by Raymond Queneau's 1947 work of the same title, which told a simple story in ninety-nine different styles and genres - haiku, sonnet, book jacket blurb - Madden does the same but in different styles of comics - Marvel superhero, R. Crumb, Herge, even as a map or the Bayeux Tapestry. Or he uses varying points of view, visual and verbal parodies, even radical reshuffling of the elements of the story. The result is funny, inspiring, and genuinely clever.

'Delightful, intriguing and compelling. 99 Ways to Tell a Story is a zany masterpiece that reads like a convergence of Robert Louis Stevenson, Italo Calvino and Action Comics' Harry Mathews

By: Matt Madden
Imprint: Jonathan Cape Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 620g
ISBN: 9780224079259
ISBN 10: 0224079255
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 September 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matt Madden is the author of Black Candy and Odds Off. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, the author and cartoonist Jessica Abel.

Reviews for 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style

Pure formalist fun from one of American comics' most inventive minds, 99 Ways to Tell a Story is a smart and funny exploration of comics' many layers -- Scott McLoud, author of Understanding Comics Delightful, intriguing and compelling. 99 Ways to Tell a Story is a zany masterpiece that reads like a convergence of Robert Louis Stevenson, Italo Calvino and Action Comics -- Harry Mathews