{"product_id":"new-realities-the-comics-of-dash-shaw","title":"NEW REALITIES: THE COMICS OF DASH SHAW","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDash Shaw is one of the most restless cartoonists of recent decades. Since his breakthrough graphic novel \u003cem\u003eBottomless Belly Button\u003c\/em\u003e, Shaw has constantly evolved his approach to the comics page. His acclaimed, idiosyncratic comics shift from domestic realism to sci-fi farce to historical fiction and formally innovative line and color.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut many themes in Shaw’s work remain constant. His characters live within their realities, often failing to connect or communicate. Comics as different as the dystopian spectacle \u003cem\u003eBody World\u003c\/em\u003e and the geek-culture comedy \u003cem\u003eCosplayers\u003c\/em\u003e become sites of clashes between incompatible mindsets—with Shaw adapting his cartooning to capture new varieties of confusion, alienation, and more. In \u003cem\u003eNew Realities\u003c\/em\u003e, critic Greg Hunter (\u003cem\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/em\u003e) follows the through-line across this adventurous body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreg Hunter\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He edits graphic novels for young readers and has contributed comics criticism to \u003cem\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDash Shaw\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in Richmond, VA. He was a 2010 Sundance Labs fellow and a 2014–2015 Cullman Center fellow at the New York Public Library. A cartoonist, animator, and illustrator, he was born in Los Angeles and attended the School of Visual Arts. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eDiscipline\u003c\/em\u003e (2021), \u003cem\u003eBottomless Belly Button\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBody World\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other comics and graphic novels. He is also the director of two animated films, \u003cem\u003eMy Entire High School Sinking into the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e and the upcoming \u003cem\u003eCrypto Z\u003c\/em\u003eOO\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INGRAM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45033865347381,"sku":"NEW REALITIES: THE COMICS OF DASH SHAW","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0260\/3030\/9430\/files\/DS-NR-cover-1600px__83407.jpg?v=1683592492","url":"https:\/\/shop.floatingworldcomics.com\/products\/new-realities-the-comics-of-dash-shaw","provider":"Floating World Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}