Berkeley comic artist, jason shiga, invites us into his obscure world of comics and art. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their. Bookhunter is a piece of crime fiction, in a sense, but set in a world not quite exactly like ours, in which the library police track down people who attempt to censor books, or steal them. I forgot how i stumbled upon this gem and so glad i did oakland public library, 1973 a rare book has been stolen and it s up to officer bay of the library police to solve the case filled with library and archival tech jargon to make me squeal with enjoyment witty and oh so enjoyable. Quantum physics, parallel worlds, probability, entropy. His father, seiji shiga, was an animator who worked on the 1964 rankinbass production rudolph the rednosed reindeer. With tabs at the side of each page directing readers to choose the next step in their adventure, meanwhiles branching story is far from a quick read to explore each story option, readers will.
He generally draws his characters in a very cartoonish art style, which contrasts heavily with the serious or at least mockserious and occasionally violent turns his stories take. Twenty years later he resurfaced, having abandoned his scientific background for, of all things, comic books. With your help, demon can update 7 days a week by jason shiga november 18, 2014, 3. This work finds shigas natural, intelligent, lofi, comics. Bookhunter is a dark parody on the criminal investigation units seen quite often on tv, by jason shiga. Bookhunter by jason shiga the copacetic comics company. If there are any librarians left out there who havent yet read bookhunter, by jason shiga, man, are you missing out. I honestly was not quite sure what i expected of this comic, but the fact is that jason shiga blew me away. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Jason shiga has been working as a cartoonist for the past 15 years, most wellknown for his interactive comic meanwhile. Its a race against the clock as our heroes use every tool in.
One such artist is jason shiga, an artist who simultaneously manages to have a cult following in the world of comics and a broad following in. He is the author of meanwhile, empire state, fleep, bookhunter, and over twenty other comic books and graphic novels. Jason shiga all the tropes wiki fandom powered by wikia. One of sparkplugs first projects, jason shigas fleep, was the 2003 eisner award winner for talent deserving of wider recognition. In the past, ive always felt reluctant about contributing to these types of campaigns myself. See who you know at bookhunter, leverage your professional network, and get hired. He is the author of meanwhile, empire state, fleep, bookhunter, and over 20 other comic books and graphic novels. I got my copy at my local comic book store a few months ago. Jason shiga was a pure mathematics major at the university of california at berkeley, from which he graduated in 1998 career. In 1973, a priceless book is stolen from the oakland public library. Jason shiga is an independent author of comic books and newspaper comics. Not only is it a crack mystery, it takes place in a library, gives away one of librarydoms greatest secrets, and has what is possibly the worlds greatest chase scene all in one. Because you can do anything in comics and still have it make sense. Its like an 80s action film, in book form about a book stolen from a library im astonished at how jason shiga manages to make this story so thrilling.
From 2008 to 2015 sparkplug copublished annual minicomic anthologies in commemoration of free comic book day. He studied mathematics in school and is known for incorporating puzzles, mazes, mathematics, and other unconventional. Yes its all in a days work for your average everyday choose your own adventure book. Jason shiga is creating interactive comics and the. Wanna know why comics are the greatest artform in the world. Jason shiga born 1976 is an independent author of comic books and newspaper comics. If you are looking for the perfect graphic novel for your favourite librarian or bibiliophile, look no further than bookhunter by jason shiga, a wonderfully overthetop but clearly fond poke at the profession. In 2008, his graphic novel bookhunter was also nominated for an eisner. Buy bookhunter worn, front cover torn by shiga, jason isbn.
Bookhunter is the somewhat dramatised account of a 70s library investigation into the theft and counterfeit of a valuable antique book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. One such artist is jason shiga, an artist who simultaneously manages to have a cult following in the world of comics and a broad following in the larger culture. With bookhunter, jason shiga, author of such classics as fleep and double happiness, takes center stage as. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Jason shiga, the cartoonist behind the eisner and ignatz awardwinning bookhunter, unveils his twisting and turning allages comic meanwhile in march, courtesy of abrams books amulet imprint. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. His comics have a geeky side, and often feature exciting uses of mathematics and unusual structural forms. Jason shiga has been working as a cartoonist for the past 15 years, most wellknown for his interactive comic meanwhile he studied mathematics in school and is known for incorporating puzzles, mazes, mathematics, and other unconventional narrative techniques into the physical format of his books. Im currently creating my most ambitious project to date, the webcomic demon, a 21 issue, 720 page scifi epic available free every day at. Agent bay detective, agent walker document analyst, and agent finch fingerprint expert. Ripped from todays headlines, bookhunter fires off and you cant quit. Bookhunter is a comicbook by jason shiga in 1973, a priceless book is stolen from the oakland public library.
Jason shiga was born and raised in oakland, california. Just wanted to take a sec and let you know about a milestone goal i just threw up on my patreon page. Jason shiga born 1976 is an american cartoonist who incorporates puzzles, mysteries and. Shiga was a pure mathematics major at the university of california at berkeley, from which he graduated in 1998. A crack team of bookhunters aka library police have less than three days to recover the stolen item.
Bookhunter by jason shiga, 9780974271569, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ripped from todays headlines, bookhunter fires off and you cant quit reading. Site features many online comics, some in an interactive format. Jason shiga won the eisner award in 2003 for talent deserving of wider recognition.
Reclusive math genius jason shiga vanished from world attention on the verge of his most amazing breakthrough in june 1967. Also from sparkplug comic books, bookhunter is the first new publication by jason shiga in quite awhile. A few librarians have written, asking where to order jason shigas bookhunter for their libraries. A priceless book has been stolen from the oakland public library. Bookhunter was funny,and utterly ridiculous, in a great way. And you know what that means for the creator of bookhunter and fleep. Bookhunter ripped from todays headlines, bookhunter fires off and you cant quit reading. Jason shiga has created a world where library police are the most respected security group in the world, and where a. He is also the creator of the worlds second largest interactive comic. Being old, cranky and set in my ways, i mostly like my comics old, or at least done by the same creators who. Shigas bookhunter, published in 2007, was also nominated for a couple of industry awards. Various puzzles also figure in his stories, as shiga is a mathematics major and fan of logical puzzles. Three agents from the library police are called in to investigate.