About this title: In this graphic novel by the acclaimed creator of GHOST WORLD, a series of comic strips sketch out the characters of the town of Ice Haven, Michigan, and how (or even if) their lives are affected by the kidnapping of a boy named David Goldberg, a depressed loner clad in a fuzzy sweater. Teenager Violet Vanderplatz pines for her boyfriend Penrose, while her younger stepbrother pines for Violet and also wonders if his friend Carmichael killed David. Meanwhile, local busybody Random Wilder writes bad poetry and searches vainly for some point to his life, 'zine writer Vida waits to be discovered, ...
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. As new, unread. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 88 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: New. This comic item is in near mint condition, as originally received from a distributor. Available for immediate shipment. sku: g484. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375423321ISBN:037542332X
Description: Fine/None As Issued. 037542332X. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Date Published: 2005-06-14
ISBN-13:9780375423321ISBN:037542332X
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780375423321. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375423321ISBN:037542332X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York City, NY
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375423321ISBN:037542332X
Description: Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 89 pages. As New. The author's third graphic novel. The true First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published as a hardcover original. One of the most important literary and artistic events of the year 2005. Published to enormous critical and popular acclaim. A stunning production by Daniel Clowes: Small-size volume format. Glossy pictorial hard boards with titles on cover and spine, as issued. Art and ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375423321ISBN:037542332X
Description: Fine. No DJ. Signed by Artist SIGNED by Clowes with personalized inscription on front endpaper. A beautiful, clean copy of the first printing. read more
Description: Like New. LIKE NEW with no wear to cover and pages. Suitable as a gift. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 6/7/2005
ISBN-13:9780375423321ISBN:037542332X
Description: New. 037542332X HARDCOVER UNREAD NEW BUT HAS A VERY TINY BIT OF SHELF WEAR FROM DISPLAY OR STORAGE, CLEAN & COMPLETE PAGES & COVER, MAY HAVE REMAINDER MARKS. read more
Description: Good. 037542332X Book is in Good condition: EX-LIBRARY with the normal stamps, stickers, bar code. Clean cover/interior pgs. No text marks. Minor shelf-wear to cover edges. Tight binding. Great source of info! Ships from Dallas, Texas. Excellent Customer Service. No ha. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375423321ISBN:037542332X
Description: New. Clowes, who received an Oscar( nomination for the screen adaptation of his graphic novel "Ghost World, " weaves a multi-layered tale that, while it owes a debt to "Our Town, " is ultimately based on and inspired by the case of Leopold and Loeb. Illustr... read more
"If you're a fan of Daniel Clowes's comics, this one will probably please you as much as any of them, or nearly so. I liked the comic-strip-style chapters and the interrelated storylines and characters. Ice Haven features Clowes's distinctive and charming art, a collection of characters coping with fears and obsessions and their strained relationships, and a drab backdrop that manages to look like every place and no place at the same time. I would have liked the book even more if there had been more of it, but it's pleasantly compact and succeeds on its own terms. Perhaps it works just as it was meant to, and it's no slight to say that it left me wanting more of it."
"I didn't relate to this as much as Ghost World and my husband thought it was creepy but I think it's only as creepy as you let it be. I think it may just because he doesn't expect to see people being flawed and real and weird in these ways- he is more of an action comic/graphic novel dude."
"Hmm, it was alright. Not as funny or nutso as Velvet Glove or Twentieth Century Eightball and I didn't care about the characters quite as much as I did in Ghost World. If you're a fan already you'll enjoy it, but this shouldn't be your first Clowes book."
"Co-worker saw me reading this over lunch and commented "oh, some high-level reading, huh?" because it's got, y'know, pictures. Never mind that it's actually written for adults, making it maybe a higher level book than 80% of what I've been reading anyway. Grumble.
Because Dan Clowes is not an easy, breezy read. Ice Haven has a pretty large cast, all of whom have their own individual dramas going on, and every drama is given the same weight--from the parents whose son has been missing for a week to the boy in love with his new stepsister. It's not as linear a story as Ghost World, but it's all interconnected, making this one long comic-strip narrative rather than a bunch of separate stories.
I wouldn't be me if I didn't have one complaint, and that's that Clowes' lettering is so tiny and his comics so wordy that it can sometimes be difficult to decipher. There was one panel I stared at for a long time, trying to figure out why a woman responded to bad news by clutching her husband and crying "oh, my god, tacos!", before realizing that the all-capped "TACOS" was actually "JACOB.""
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