Abstract comics are comics that combine concepts of visual abstraction with the traditional continuity of the comic strip.

A collection of abstract comics was brought together in the book Abstract Comics: The Anthology edited by Andrei Molotiu. The Danish publisher Fahrenheit published Nautilus by Molotiu and Reykjavik by Henrik Rehr, both abstract graphic novels, in 2009. Creators of abstract comics included in Molotiu's anthology include Robert Crumb, Andrei Molotiu, Patrick McDonnell, Mark Badger, Henrik Rehr, Benoit Joly, Ibn Al Rabin (nom de plume of Mathieu Bailif), Mark Staff Brandl, and Gary Panter.

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General references

  • Molotiu, Andrei (2009). . Fantagraphics Books. ISBN 978-1-60699-157-2.
  • Baetens, Jan (2011). "Abstraction in Comics". SubStance. 40 (1): 94–113. doi:.
  • Marcoci, Roxana (2007). . The Museum of Modern Art. ISBN 978-0-87070-709-4.
  • Rommens, Aarnoud; et al. (2019). Abstraction and comics | Bande dessinée et abstraction. Liège, Belgium: Presses Universitaires de Liège. ISBN 9782390080398.

External links

  • by Jan Baetens
  • at Comic Book Resources
  • by Chris Mautner
  • by Sara Cole at PopMatters
  • review by Sean Rogers at The Walrus
  • by Tim Gaze at Action Yes
  • review by Ryan Holmberg at Hooded Utilitarian
  • review by Tim Platt