Wimbledon Green

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Hardcover, 128 pages

English language

Published Dec. 13, 2005 by Drawn and Quarterly.

ISBN:
978-1-896597-93-5
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From the critically acclaimed cartoonist of Clyde Fans and It's A Good Life comes a humorous graphic novel on the obsession of comic-book collecting.

Taking a break from the serialization of his saga Clyde Fans and the design of The Complete Peanuts, critically acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator Seth creates a farcical world of the people whose passion lies in the need to own comic books and only in pristine, mint condition.

Meet Wimbledon Green, the self-proclaimed world's greatest comic-book collector who brokered the world's best comic-book deal in the history of collecting. Comic-book retailers, auctioneers, and conventioneers from around North America, as well as Green's collecting rivals, weigh in on the man and his vast collection of comic books. Are Green's intentions honorable? Does he truly love comics or is he driven by the need to conquer? Lastly, is he really even Wimbledon Green?

A charming and amusing caper where …

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Subjects

  • Literary
  • Comics & Graphic Novels
  • Literature: Classics
  • Graphic Novels - General
  • Comics & Graphic Novels / Literary
  • Graphic Novels