The Cardboard Valise
Encyclopedia
The Cardboard Valise is a graphic novel
by American
cartoonist
Ben Katchor
. It was released by Pantheon Books
in 2011.
The book deals with its characters' obsessive tourism. It was Pantheon's first graphic novel to be released in e-book format in addition to the hardcover edition.
To date (June 2011), the ebook version has not been published.
and his Julius Knipl strips, in various alternative newspapers, and was originally completed in 2000. The collected edition, however, wasn't released until March 15, 2011Katchor's first book in over 10 years. In the collected edition, the original strips were left as-is, but Katchor added new material "to amplify the through-story", Katchor said, and the new material can be spotted by careful readers. "I wanted the new pages to look like an annotation, a new kind of drawing".
Katchor says the time was right to return to The Cardboard Valise, as we're living in an age where people are thinking about the disappearance of paper and the culture that went with it. In surprising contrast to that, the book was also Pantheon's first (and to date, only) graphic novel to be released as an e-book
simultaneously with the hardcover edition. To date (Nov. 2011), the e-book has not been released.
The hardcover edition also featured fold-out cardboard handles.
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
by American
People of the United States
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
Ben Katchor
Ben Katchor
Ben Katchor is an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer. He has contributed comics and drawings to The New Yorker and The New York Times...
. It was released by Pantheon Books
Pantheon Books
Pantheon Books is an American imprint with editorial independence that is part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.The current editor-in-chief at Pantheon Books is Dan Frank.-Overview:...
in 2011.
The book deals with its characters' obsessive tourism. It was Pantheon's first graphic novel to be released in e-book format in addition to the hardcover edition.
Overview
The story follows Emile Delilah, a compulsive vacationer, who loves other cultures so much that he cannot keep himself at home; and the "supranationalist" Elijah Salamis, who walks around in his underwear in all weather, rejecting national and cultural boundaries.To date (June 2011), the ebook version has not been published.
Publication History
The story was originally serialized, as The Jew of New YorkThe Jew of New York
The Jew of New York is a graphic novel by Ben Katchor, inspired by Mordecai Manuel Noah's attempt to establish a Jewish homeland in Grand Island, New York in the 1820s. It was originally serialized in the pages of The Forward before being published in book form in 1999.-External links:* by J....
and his Julius Knipl strips, in various alternative newspapers, and was originally completed in 2000. The collected edition, however, wasn't released until March 15, 2011Katchor's first book in over 10 years. In the collected edition, the original strips were left as-is, but Katchor added new material "to amplify the through-story", Katchor said, and the new material can be spotted by careful readers. "I wanted the new pages to look like an annotation, a new kind of drawing".
Katchor says the time was right to return to The Cardboard Valise, as we're living in an age where people are thinking about the disappearance of paper and the culture that went with it. In surprising contrast to that, the book was also Pantheon's first (and to date, only) graphic novel to be released as an e-book
E-book
An electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital...
simultaneously with the hardcover edition. To date (Nov. 2011), the e-book has not been released.
The hardcover edition also featured fold-out cardboard handles.
External links
- Review: Beauty and eccentricity. Especially eccentricity by Seth, Globe &Mail
- Review: The Cardboard Valise by Sean T. Collins
- Review: Voracious Maw: Katchor’s Newest Graphic Novel Explores Humanity’s Obsession with Consumption by Paul Goat Allen
- A.V. Club Interview with Ben Katchor by Sam Adams, April 22, 2011
- Review at Playback:stl