Pim & Francie: The Golden Bear Days is a 2009 book by cartoonist Al Columbia. Subtitled "Artifacts and Bone Fragments", it is a sketchbook-like assemblage of illustrations, paintings, sketches, and unfinished comics featuring his impish, Hansel and Gretel-like characters Pim and Francie, drawn over a period of more than ten years.[1] According to Columbia, the book's fragmentary vignettes "were all attempts [to] make a full-fledged comic and do things right - to put out comics regularly. But it just never really happened that way for me."[2] It was published by Fantagraphics.
| Pim & Francie: The Golden Bear Days | |
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| Creator | Al Columbia |
| Date | September 2009 |
| Main characters | Pim & Francie |
| Page count | 240 pages |
| Publisher | Fantagraphics |
| Original publication | |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 978-1-60699-304-0 978-2492042027 (French) |
Pim & Francie was named one of the best graphic novels of the year by The Village Voice[3] and the Austin American-Statesman[4] and garnered positive reviews in other venues including Publishers Weekly,[5] Booklist,[1][6] and The A.V. Club.[7] It was also received enthusiastically in the comics press[8][9][10] and earned Columbia two Ignatz Award nominations, for Outstanding Artist and Outstanding Graphic Novel.[11] Thrillist included it on their 2016 list of the 33 greatest graphic novels of all time.[12]
In 2017 Fantagraphics released a second printing of Pim & Francie and made the title available digitally on Amazon's ComiXology and Kindle platforms.[13] In 2021 the Paris-based company Huber Éditions published two French language versions of the book: a regular edition and a collector's edition with a variant cover limited to 100 copies.[14][15] Both of the French editions were in a larger, 25 cm (9.84 in) square format compared to the 8.25 in square dimensions of the original Fantagraphics version.
References edit
- ^ a b "Pim & Francie: The Golden Bear Days". fantagraphics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-23.
- ^ Heater, Brian. "Interview: Al Columbia Pt. 1 [of 4]". The Daily Crosshatch. Archived from the original on 2017-02-22.
- ^ Baker, R. C. (2009-12-08). "2009's Best Comics and Graphic Novels - Page 1". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
- ^ Gross, Joe (n.d.). "Drawn in by another world". statesman.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26.
- ^ "Comics Reviews: 11/23/09". Publishers Weekly. 2009-11-23. Archived from the original on 2009-12-28.
- ^ Olson, Ray (2009-11-15). "Pim and Francie. By Al Columbia". Booklist. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association. p. 30.
- ^ "January 15, 2010". The A.V. Club. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ Kreider, Tim (2010-03-18). "Pim & Francie: The Golden Bear Days: Artifacts and Bone Fragments". The Comics Journal. Fantagraphics. Archived from the original on 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ Sean T. Collins (2009-11-02). "Comics Time: Pim & Francie". alltooflat.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ Heater, Brian. "Pim & Francie: The Golden Bear Days". The Daily Cross Hatch. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17.
- ^ "2010 Ignatz Award Recipients". Small Press Expo. 2010-09-12. Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ Sean T. Collins (2016-10-18). "The 33 Greatest Graphic Novels of All Time". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "Al Columbia Comes for Your Tablets". Fantagraphics. 2017-01-25. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "Pim et Francie par al Columbia".
- ^ https://editionshuber.com/PIM-&-FRANCIE-par-Al-Columbia-Édition-collector-limitée-à-100-exemplaires-p361932408
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