The Art of Comics: ‘tell-tale particles’

Wednesday February 2nd, 2005 through Friday February 25th, 2005

We like our stories to have beginnings, middles, and ends—usually in that order. Out here in the real world all we ever get is middle. We come in long after it all got started and do our best to catch up, because we know we’ll have to move on before it all wraps up. This is why a glimpse of a story – a peak, a slice, and overheard snatch – is at once so fascinating, so frustrating, mystifying and haunting, and never less than utterly compelling. It is why even the most neat and complete tale leaves us wondering: Where did it come from? What might happen next?

Participating artists:

Christopher Baldwin, Ben Bittner, Vera Brosgol, Clio Chiang, Barry Deutsch, Kris Dresen, Patrick Farley, Paul Guinan, David Hahn, Hope Larson, Jenn Manley Lee, Robert Lewis, Steve Lieber, Indigo Kelleigh, Nate Lilly, Scott McCloud, Dylan Meconis, Erika Moen, Kevin Moore, Bill Mudron, Jeff Parker, Jen Wang, Pete Woods, Rebecca Woods, John Worsley