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"Fascinating, entertaining and, best of all, wholly accessible."
-- Andy Khouri, Comic Book Resources

Grant Morrison: The Early Years is now available for order through your local comics store.

This is the revised edition, which includes a new afterword on Grant Morrison's 2000 AD work! The first edition has been a big hit online and at comic book conventions, but this second edition is only available through Diamond Comics Distributors.

Grant Morrison: The Early Years was a "Featured Item" in the books section of the July Previews catalogue (published on 25 June 2008). You can also see our half-page ad there. Use order code JUL084473.

Product Description:

Grant Morrison redefined comics in the 1980s and early 1990s from his trailblazing creation of Zenith, through his metatextual innovations on Animal Man, to his Dadaist super-heroics in Doom Patrol. Along the way, he explored the Batman mythos with his multilayered masterpiece Arkham Asylum and the literary Gothic storyline.

Grant Morrison: The Early Years (softcover, 6x9 in, 280pgs, B&W) examines these five Morrison works in detail. Using plain language, Callahan opens up Morrison's sometimes difficult texts and expands the reader's appreciation of their significance, creating a study accessible to both Grant Morrison aficionados and those new to his work. An extended interview with Morrison on his early career rounds out the volume.

This revised, second edition also contains a newly-added essay on Morrison's very first story for 2000 AD, published even before Zenith.

According to the book's author, Timothy Callahan, "the book explores the unifying themes of Morrison's early work, providing a close analysis of stylistic and structural techniques."

"In its limited release, the book has sold well online and at comic book conventions," says Publisher Julian Darius. "Callahan [also a ComicBookResources.com reviewer] has been repeatedly praised in reviews of the book, and cover artist Kevin Colden has been in the news for receiving –- and declining –- a Xeric grant. We’re very excited about having this book in comic book stores for the first time."

The book is the first in a line of critical books from Sequart Research & Literacy Organization, a non-profit devoted to the study and promotion of comic books as a legitimate art.

MAKE SURE TO TELL YOUR LOCAL COMIC STORE OWNER TO ORDER ONE FOR YOU! (Once again, our book’s PREVIEWS order code is JUL084473.)

More Information:
Previews listing
Featured items from July's Previews catalogue
Half-page ad from Previews
Sequart news story (including a plea to support this effort)
Greg Burgas on CBR (we're noted at the end)