Fante Bukowski Three

A Perfect Failure

Noah Van Sciver

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English

Fantagraphics
30 November 2018

Humour

After another year of living in the great American Midwest, self-styled erudite and superstar-to-be Fante Bukowski has a final showdown between his father and his dreams, is hired to ghostwrite a teen celebrity's memoir, and attends his first local zine fest. Meanwhile, there are hidden forces working behind the scenes to push Fante Bukowski into the critical and financial success he's always longed for, despite his continued lack of talent.

By: Noah Van Sciver
Imprint: Fantagraphics
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 192mm, Spine: 13mm
ISBN: 9781683961314
ISBN 10: 1683961315
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 30 November 2018
Recommended Age: From 16 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Noah Van Sciver is an Ignatz award-winning cartoonist whose work has appeared in the Best American Comics series, the Fantagraphics anthology series NOW, and Mad magazine. His many graphic novels include The Hypo and The Complete Works of Fante Bukowski. He lives with his family in Columbia, SC.

Reviews for Fante Bukowski Three: A Perfect Failure

"Rising star Van Sciver once again skewers the self-important male figure, in this case a terrible writer who fancies himself a great novelist and pushes himself onto everyone.-- ""Publishers Weekly"" Van Sciver [has] struck gold with his masterful skewering of the self-important, self-proclaimed tortured geniuses who stink out the fringes of the literary world.-- ""Broken Frontier"" At its deepest, Fante Bukowski stands as a commentary on hordes of recognition-hungry artists with nothing to say, but as a straight parody, Fante Bukowski is hilarious enough to summon tears.-- ""Paste"" Van Sciver has established himself as a thoughtful cartoonist with a talent for exploring the complexities of the human condition with a pointed sense of humor, and Fante Bukowski highlights the combination of desperation and foolhardiness that makes this character an especially compelling train wreck.-- ""The A.V. Club"""