Richard McGuire's new graphic novel, Here is actually an extension of a 36 panel comic he made 25 years ago. One view - the space of the living room in his childhood home, as seen throughout history. It is beautiful, captivating and a visually stunning piece of work. I think I really admire the book as a graphic novel, but I also find the entire process, the gallery show, the history behind the comic itself and why it took 25 years for Richard to work through Here as a full length graphic novel so interesting.
Each page is beautiful and shares just the right amount of information. I found this to be incredibly overwhelming to read at work because it is such an honest and reflective concept, but nevertheless, an extremely important and powerful read.
It would have been so awesome to see the gallery show prior to the release of this book last week but unfortunately, the show was only up for 2 months. I don't normally add in additional graphics from the comics or graphic novels that I'm reading, but this one is too beautiful not to!!
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