It’s called The Learners. I got a copy in the mail yesterday. Here’s the cover:
Yes, that art is by Charles Burns. The lettering is by Chris Ware too.
That red banner is removable by the way. Here’s what the cover looks like when you take it off:
And here’s what the back cover looks like:
The inside cover blurb says the book is about “advertising, electroshock torture, potato chips, murder, powdered milk, suicide, shoes with buckles, crippling despair and giant dogs. Also the Holocaust.”
The book’s site also has a link to a MySpace page involving either Kidd’s real band or a fake band that appears in the book. I’m not exactly sure. The Learners arrives in stores on Feb. 16
January 27th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
I never get tired of Ware’s work. Thanks for the link.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Nuts, I meant Kidd’s work. Ware? Eh. Not so much.