MOME (Comics)
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Mome was a quarterly full-color comics anthology
edited by Eric Reynolds (comics)
, and published by Fantagraphics Books
. ("Mome" is an archaic term for a fool or a blockhead.)
Mome was conceived as a contemporary literary journal, albeit one that tells its stories via the medium of comics rather than prose. It features stories by a core roster of young cartoonists, including Andrice Arp
, Gabrielle Bell
, Jonathan Bennett, Jeffrey Brown
, Martin Cendreda, Sophie Crumb, Eleanor Davis, David Heatley
, Paul Hornschemeier
, Anders Nilsen
, John Pham, and Kurt Wolfgang; as well as irregular contributions from other cartoonists such as Al Columbia
, Jim Woodring
and Tim Hensley. Each issue also includes an interview with one of the contributors conducted by Gary Groth
.
Mome's final issue, #22, was published in 2011 and was a 240-page double-sized issue.
MOME Fall 2005 (Vol. 2)
Tim Hensley makes his Mome debut. Also included: Nilsen, Bennett, Wolfgang, Cendreda, Hornschemeier, Crumb, Bell, Heatley, Pham, Brown and Arp. Plus: A Gabrielle Bell interview and covers by Jonathan Bennett.
MOME Winter 2006 (Vol. 3)
Featuring Cendreda, Nilsen, Bennett, Heatley, Arp, Bell and Brown. Plus an interview with Kurt Wolfgang, as well as the debuts of David B. (contributing the 36-page “Armed Garden”) and R. Kikuo Johnson. Covers by David B.
MOME Spring/Summer 2006 (Vol. 4)
Featuring Heatley, Nilsen, Crumb, Cendreda, Bennett, Hornschemeier, Pham, Bell and Brown. Includes an interview with Jonathan Bennett, David B.’s 33-page “The Veiled Prophet,” and R. Kikuo Johnson’s “John James Audubon.” Covers by John Pham.
MOME Fall 2006 (Vol. 5)
Featuring Arp, Nilsen, Crumb, Brown, Hornschemeier, Bell and Wolfgang. Hensley returns with his first “Wally Gropius” strips, Andrice Arp is interviewed, and Zak Sally and Robert Goodin make their MOME debuts. Covers by Tim Hensley.
MOME Winter 2007 (Vol. 6)
Featuring Johnson, Hensley, Cendreda, Nilsen, Heatley, Brown, Hornschemeier, Crumb, Bennett, Bell and Wolfgang. Tim Hensley is interviewed, while French cartoonists Émile Bravo and Lewis Trondheim make their first appearances. Covers by Martin Cendreda.
MOME Spring 2007 (Vol. 7)
Featuring the MOME debuts of Al Columbia, Eleanor Davis, and Tom Kaczynski, as well as returning artists Heatley, Hornschemeier, Bell, Crumb, Wolfgang, Trondheim, Arp, and Nilsen. Anders Nilsen is interviewed, under covers by Lewis Trondheim.
MOME Summer 2007 (Vol. 8)
Featuring the MOME debuts of Ray Fenwick and Joe Kimball, and sophomore stories by Kaczynski, Davis (who is cover-featured and interviewed), Columbia, and Émile Bravo, whose “Young Americans” in this issue is a 2008 Eisner Award Nominee for “Best Short Story.” Plus regulars Crumb, Bennett, Hornschemeier, and the final chapter of Trondheim’s “At Loose Ends,” also nominated for said Eisner Award.
MOME Fall 2007 (Vol. 9)
Featuring return favorites Fenwick, Hensley, Columbia, Davis, Bell, Arp, Kimball, Kaczynski, Wolfgang, Hornschemeier, and Crumb. Also: a collaboration between O. Henry Prize-winning author Brian Evenson and Zak Sally; a ballpoint gallery from frequent Built to Spill album artist, Mike Scheer; the first part (of two) of a 45-page “Frank” story by Jim Woodring, "The Lute String," previously published only in Japan. Our fattest issue yet.
MOME Winter/Spring 2008 (Vol. 10)
Featuring original covers by Al Columbia, as well as returning favorites Crumb, Fenwick, Bravo, Goodin, Kaczynski, Wolfgang, Hornschemeier and Hensley. Also: the second and final chapter of Woodring’s “The Lute String,” as well as the debuts of Dash Shaw, John Hankiewicz, and Jeremy Eaton, and an interview with Tom Kaczynski conducted by Gary Groth.
MOME Summer 2008 (Vol. 11)
Featuring covers by and the Mome debut of French great Killoffer, as well as Mome familiars Columbia, Wolfgang, Fenwick, Davis, Shaw, Hankiewicz, Bravo, Arp, Kaczynski and Hornschemeier. Also: an interview with Ray Fenwick by Gary Groth, and the debuts of Nate Neal and Conor O’Keefe.
MOME Fall 2008 (Vol. 12)
Featuring covers by and the Mome debut of Olivier Schrauwen, as well as the debuts of Jon Vermilyea, Derek Van Gieson, and Sara Edward-Corbett. Also, returning regulars Crumb, Neal, Fenwick, Shaw, Kaczynski, Columbia, Killoffer, David B., and Hornschemeier.
MOME Winter 2009 (Vol. 13)
Original covers by Dash Shaw and the story “Satellite CMYK,” as well as the first chapter (of three) of Gilbert Shelton & Pic's “Last Gig in Shnagrlig”, and the debuts of T. Ott, Josh Simmons, Laura Park, and David Greenberger. Also, returning regulars Hensley, O'Keefe, Wolfgang, Neal, Edward-Corbett and Van Gieson.
MOME Spring 2009 (Vol. 14)
Covers by Lilli Carré, spotlighting her 32-page graphic novella, “The Carnival.” Also: Shelton & Pic, Van Gieson, Park, Shaw, Fenwick, Edward-Corbett, O’Keefe, Bravo, Vermilyea, and Simmons. Plus: A special “Cold Heat story by Frank Santoro, Ben Jones and Jon Vermilyea, and a Spanish treat from Hernán Migoya and Juaco Vizuete.
MOME Summer 2009 (Vol. 15)
Covers by Andrice Arp. Featuring the first chapter of T. Edward Bak’s “Wild Man,” and the final chapters of Hensley’s “Wally Gropius” and Shelton & Pic’s “Last Gig in Shnagrlig.” Also: Arp, Edward-Corbett, Fenwick, O’Keefe, Neal, Goodin, Shaw, and the MOME debut of Noah Van Sciver. Plus: a special, 16-page bound-in minicomic by Spanish cartoonist Max.
MOME Fall 2009 (Vol. 16)
Covers by Renée French, spotlighting the first chapter of “Almost Sound.” Other MOME debuts include work by Archer Prewitt, Nicholas Mahler, and the first chapter of “The Moolah Tree” by Ted Stearn. Plus: Shaw, Carré, O’Keefe, Jones, Santoro, Vermilyea, Park, Neal, Edward-Corbett, and Bak.
for Best Anthology; and was nominated for a 2008 Eisner Award
for Best Anthology.
Comics anthology
Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of comics that are too short for standalone publication.- U.S. :- UK :British comics have a long tradition publishing comics anthologies, often weekly...
edited by Eric Reynolds (comics)
Eric Reynolds (comics)
Eric Reynolds is a Seattle-based cartoonist, critic and comics editor who works full-time for Fantagraphics Books doing publicity and marketing. His work has appeared in The Stranger, The Comics Journal, The New York Times, The New York Press and other publications...
, and published by Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, magazines, graphic novels, and the adult-oriented Eros Comix imprint...
. ("Mome" is an archaic term for a fool or a blockhead.)
Mome was conceived as a contemporary literary journal, albeit one that tells its stories via the medium of comics rather than prose. It features stories by a core roster of young cartoonists, including Andrice Arp
Andrice Arp
Andrice Arp is a U.S. comics artist and illustrator, and the daughter of Halton Arp. She has been a contributor to the self-published comic called Hi-Horse. In 2004, Hi-Horse Omnibus, comprising all new material, was published by Alternative Comics. Arp also contributes to comics anthology Mome...
, Gabrielle Bell
Gabrielle Bell
Gabrielle Bell is an American alternative cartoonist known for her surrealist, melancholy semi-autobiographical stories.-Biography:...
, Jonathan Bennett, Jeffrey Brown
Jeffrey Brown
Jeffrey Brown is a comic book writer and artist born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.-Biography:After growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a 25-year-old Jeffrey Brown moved to Chicago in 2000 to pursue an MFA at the School of the Art Institute. By the time he finished his studies, he had abandoned...
, Martin Cendreda, Sophie Crumb, Eleanor Davis, David Heatley
David Heatley
David Heatley is an American cartoonist, illustrator, graphic designer and musician.- Education :Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, Heatley graduated from Teaneck High School in 1993. He graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2000.-Comics:Though he studied painting and filmmaking at Oberlin,...
, Paul Hornschemeier
Paul Hornschemeier
Paul Hornschemeier is a cartoonist based in Chicago, Illinois, known for his thought-provoking explorations of the layered complexities of human life in his work.-Biography:...
, Anders Nilsen
Anders Nilsen
Anders Nilsen is a popular artist and graphic novelist who grew up in Minneapolis and lives in Chicago, IL.He works on an ongoing comic series, Big Questions , which has been nominated several times for the Ignatz Award. In addition, his comics have appeared in the anthologies Kramers Ergot and Mome...
, John Pham, and Kurt Wolfgang; as well as irregular contributions from other cartoonists such as Al Columbia
Al Columbia
Al Columbia is an American cartoonist, illustrator, writer, photographer, musician, and filmmaker.-Big Numbers controversy:At the age of 19 Columbia was hired to work as an assistant to Bill Sienkiewicz on Alan Moore's Big Numbers series...
, Jim Woodring
Jim Woodring
Jim Woodring is a Seattle-based cartoonist, comic book author, artist and toy designer. He also produces fine art works in a variety of other media, including painting and charcoal....
and Tim Hensley. Each issue also includes an interview with one of the contributors conducted by Gary Groth
Gary Groth
Gary Groth is an American comic book editor, publisher and critic. He is editor-in-chief of The Comics Journal and a co-founder of Fantagraphics Books.-Early life:...
.
Mome's final issue, #22, was published in 2011 and was a 240-page double-sized issue.
Issues
MOME Summer 2005 (Vol. 1) The debut issue, featuring Gabrielle Bell, Kurt Wolfgang, Martin Cendreda, Jeffrey Brown, Paul Hornschemeier, John Pham, David Heatley, Anders Nilsen, Jonathan Bennett, Sophie Crumb and Andrice Arp. Includes an interview with Paul Hornschemeier and covers by Gabrielle Bell.MOME Fall 2005 (Vol. 2)
Tim Hensley makes his Mome debut. Also included: Nilsen, Bennett, Wolfgang, Cendreda, Hornschemeier, Crumb, Bell, Heatley, Pham, Brown and Arp. Plus: A Gabrielle Bell interview and covers by Jonathan Bennett.
MOME Winter 2006 (Vol. 3)
Featuring Cendreda, Nilsen, Bennett, Heatley, Arp, Bell and Brown. Plus an interview with Kurt Wolfgang, as well as the debuts of David B. (contributing the 36-page “Armed Garden”) and R. Kikuo Johnson. Covers by David B.
MOME Spring/Summer 2006 (Vol. 4)
Featuring Heatley, Nilsen, Crumb, Cendreda, Bennett, Hornschemeier, Pham, Bell and Brown. Includes an interview with Jonathan Bennett, David B.’s 33-page “The Veiled Prophet,” and R. Kikuo Johnson’s “John James Audubon.” Covers by John Pham.
MOME Fall 2006 (Vol. 5)
Featuring Arp, Nilsen, Crumb, Brown, Hornschemeier, Bell and Wolfgang. Hensley returns with his first “Wally Gropius” strips, Andrice Arp is interviewed, and Zak Sally and Robert Goodin make their MOME debuts. Covers by Tim Hensley.
MOME Winter 2007 (Vol. 6)
Featuring Johnson, Hensley, Cendreda, Nilsen, Heatley, Brown, Hornschemeier, Crumb, Bennett, Bell and Wolfgang. Tim Hensley is interviewed, while French cartoonists Émile Bravo and Lewis Trondheim make their first appearances. Covers by Martin Cendreda.
MOME Spring 2007 (Vol. 7)
Featuring the MOME debuts of Al Columbia, Eleanor Davis, and Tom Kaczynski, as well as returning artists Heatley, Hornschemeier, Bell, Crumb, Wolfgang, Trondheim, Arp, and Nilsen. Anders Nilsen is interviewed, under covers by Lewis Trondheim.
MOME Summer 2007 (Vol. 8)
Featuring the MOME debuts of Ray Fenwick and Joe Kimball, and sophomore stories by Kaczynski, Davis (who is cover-featured and interviewed), Columbia, and Émile Bravo, whose “Young Americans” in this issue is a 2008 Eisner Award Nominee for “Best Short Story.” Plus regulars Crumb, Bennett, Hornschemeier, and the final chapter of Trondheim’s “At Loose Ends,” also nominated for said Eisner Award.
MOME Fall 2007 (Vol. 9)
Featuring return favorites Fenwick, Hensley, Columbia, Davis, Bell, Arp, Kimball, Kaczynski, Wolfgang, Hornschemeier, and Crumb. Also: a collaboration between O. Henry Prize-winning author Brian Evenson and Zak Sally; a ballpoint gallery from frequent Built to Spill album artist, Mike Scheer; the first part (of two) of a 45-page “Frank” story by Jim Woodring, "The Lute String," previously published only in Japan. Our fattest issue yet.
MOME Winter/Spring 2008 (Vol. 10)
Featuring original covers by Al Columbia, as well as returning favorites Crumb, Fenwick, Bravo, Goodin, Kaczynski, Wolfgang, Hornschemeier and Hensley. Also: the second and final chapter of Woodring’s “The Lute String,” as well as the debuts of Dash Shaw, John Hankiewicz, and Jeremy Eaton, and an interview with Tom Kaczynski conducted by Gary Groth.
MOME Summer 2008 (Vol. 11)
Featuring covers by and the Mome debut of French great Killoffer, as well as Mome familiars Columbia, Wolfgang, Fenwick, Davis, Shaw, Hankiewicz, Bravo, Arp, Kaczynski and Hornschemeier. Also: an interview with Ray Fenwick by Gary Groth, and the debuts of Nate Neal and Conor O’Keefe.
MOME Fall 2008 (Vol. 12)
Featuring covers by and the Mome debut of Olivier Schrauwen, as well as the debuts of Jon Vermilyea, Derek Van Gieson, and Sara Edward-Corbett. Also, returning regulars Crumb, Neal, Fenwick, Shaw, Kaczynski, Columbia, Killoffer, David B., and Hornschemeier.
MOME Winter 2009 (Vol. 13)
Original covers by Dash Shaw and the story “Satellite CMYK,” as well as the first chapter (of three) of Gilbert Shelton & Pic's “Last Gig in Shnagrlig”, and the debuts of T. Ott, Josh Simmons, Laura Park, and David Greenberger. Also, returning regulars Hensley, O'Keefe, Wolfgang, Neal, Edward-Corbett and Van Gieson.
MOME Spring 2009 (Vol. 14)
Covers by Lilli Carré, spotlighting her 32-page graphic novella, “The Carnival.” Also: Shelton & Pic, Van Gieson, Park, Shaw, Fenwick, Edward-Corbett, O’Keefe, Bravo, Vermilyea, and Simmons. Plus: A special “Cold Heat story by Frank Santoro, Ben Jones and Jon Vermilyea, and a Spanish treat from Hernán Migoya and Juaco Vizuete.
MOME Summer 2009 (Vol. 15)
Covers by Andrice Arp. Featuring the first chapter of T. Edward Bak’s “Wild Man,” and the final chapters of Hensley’s “Wally Gropius” and Shelton & Pic’s “Last Gig in Shnagrlig.” Also: Arp, Edward-Corbett, Fenwick, O’Keefe, Neal, Goodin, Shaw, and the MOME debut of Noah Van Sciver. Plus: a special, 16-page bound-in minicomic by Spanish cartoonist Max.
MOME Fall 2009 (Vol. 16)
Covers by Renée French, spotlighting the first chapter of “Almost Sound.” Other MOME debuts include work by Archer Prewitt, Nicholas Mahler, and the first chapter of “The Moolah Tree” by Ted Stearn. Plus: Shaw, Carré, O’Keefe, Jones, Santoro, Vermilyea, Park, Neal, Edward-Corbett, and Bak.
Awards
Mome was nominated for a 2007 Harvey AwardHarvey Award
The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman and founded by Gary Groth, President of the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.The Harvey Awards are...
for Best Anthology; and was nominated for a 2008 Eisner Award
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
for Best Anthology.
Sources
- Beckett, Chris. "For Your Consideration: MOME from Fantagraphics," Comicon.com: The Pulse (May 22, 2008).