Charles Burns' Permagel available from U.S. distributor

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, August 6, 2008 4:29 PM | permalink

Alvin Buenaventura informed me that his company Buunaventura Press is the U.S. Distributor for the French publisher United Dead Artists, which published Charles Burn's book Permagel.

From the makers of Le Muscle Carabine comes a rare and exceptional over-sized Charles Burns, printed with deep, rich blacks on 170gr Rives paper. United Dead Artists, 16 x 12 in., pp. 32, 2008

Permagel $40

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#1 posted by Bonnie

, August 6, 2008 4:43 PM

Yup spotted that and this one at a booth at Comic-Con a few weeks back and almost cried with joy right then and there!

http://flickr.com/photos/bonniegrrl/2713263958/

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#2 posted by TikiHead , August 6, 2008 5:14 PM

How the heck did he put that bandage on his own head -- his arms are too short... Mommy is nearby!

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#3 posted by EH , August 6, 2008 5:21 PM

Obligatory Spinal Tap reference.

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#4 posted by pauldrye , August 6, 2008 6:12 PM

Nice nod to one of my favorite(*) Tintin books there.

(*) Destination Moon/Explorers on the Moon, of course.

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#5 posted by Alvin Buenaventura , August 6, 2008 7:53 PM

I love that swipe from the 'Shooting Star' cover. good eye!

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#6 posted by slates81

, August 6, 2008 10:51 PM

Saw a copy of this at Meltdown in Hollywood the other night and it was amazing...the huge format of the book and the deep black ink on the amazing paper stock....swooon.

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#7 posted by Contrasoma

, August 6, 2008 10:55 PM

This casual comics fan can't recommend Burns' book "Black Hole" highly enough.

(For all you hipsters, "Black Hole" was the primary influence for the unnerving "Silent Shout" video by The Knife)