Palookaville (comics)
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Palookaville is a comic book written and drawn by cartoonist Gregory Gallant, better known as Seth
, and published by Drawn & Quarterly. The first issue appeared in April 1991 and it has been irregularly published ever since. The comics are generally portrayals filled with lost, lonely characters searching for meaning, often reaching back into the past. They are known to be deeply affecting and almost indescribably weighty.
The series and its creator have won multiple industry awards, including the 1997 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist and for Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection (for the It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken
collection).
The first 19 issues were published in traditional comic book
(pamphlet) format approximately annually (from 1991 to 2008), while the 20th issue (2010) was published in much-expanded book (hardcover) format, and is now planned to continue in this format annually or semiannually (21st issue scheduled for 2012), owing to changes in the American comic book
market, specifically the decline in sales of single-issue comic books during the decade 2000–2010.
Seth (cartoonist)
Seth is the pen name of Gregory Gallant , a Canadian comic book artist and writer. He is best known for comics such as Palookaville.Born in Clinton, Ontario, Seth attended the Ontario College of Art in Toronto...
, and published by Drawn & Quarterly. The first issue appeared in April 1991 and it has been irregularly published ever since. The comics are generally portrayals filled with lost, lonely characters searching for meaning, often reaching back into the past. They are known to be deeply affecting and almost indescribably weighty.
The series and its creator have won multiple industry awards, including the 1997 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist and for Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection (for the It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken
It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken
It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken is a graphic novel by Canadian cartoonistSeth, published in collected form by Drawn and Quarterly in 1996. It was originally serialized in issues four through nine of Seth's comic book series Palookaville from December 1993 to June 1996...
collection).
The first 19 issues were published in traditional comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
(pamphlet) format approximately annually (from 1991 to 2008), while the 20th issue (2010) was published in much-expanded book (hardcover) format, and is now planned to continue in this format annually or semiannually (21st issue scheduled for 2012), owing to changes in the American comic book
American comic book
An American comic book is a small magazine originating in the United States and containing a narrative in the form of comics. Since 1975 the dimensions have standardized at 6 5/8" x 10 ¼" , down from 6 ¾" x 10 ¼" in the Silver Age, although larger formats appeared in the past...
market, specifically the decline in sales of single-issue comic books during the decade 2000–2010.
Publication history
| Issues of Palookaville | |||
| # | Date | Major Story | Notes |
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| 1 | April 1991 |
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| 2 | September 1991 | ||
| 3 | June 1993 | ||
| 4 | December 1993 | It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken is a graphic novel by Canadian cartoonistSeth, published in collected form by Drawn and Quarterly in 1996. It was originally serialized in issues four through nine of Seth's comic book series Palookaville from December 1993 to June 1996... |
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| 5 | May 1994 | ||
| 6 | November 1994 | ||
| 7 | April 1995 | ||
| 8 | December 1995 | ||
| 9 | June 1996 | ||
| 10 | Clyde Fans | ||
| 11 | October 1997 | ||
| 12 | May 1998 | ||
| 13 | July 1999 | ||
| 14 | May 2000 | ||
| 15 | May 2001 | ||
| 16 | February 2003 | ||
| 17 | 2004 | ||
| 18 | October 2005 | ||
| 19 | 2008 | ||
| 20 | October 2010 |
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| 21 | October 2011 | ||
External links
- Palooka-Ville at the GCD
- preview of Palokaville #20 at Dran and Quarterly's website