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The Little Man (comics)

January 01, 1970

The Little Man: Short Strips 1980–1995 is a collection of short works by award-winning Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown, published by Drawn & Quarterly in 1998. It collects most of Brown's non-graphic novel short works up to that point, with the notable exception of his incomplete adaptations of the Gospels.

The Little Man: Short Strips 1980-1995
Cover to the 2nd edition (2006)
CreatorChester Brown
Date1998
Page count271 pages
PublisherDrawn & Quarterly
Original publication
Published invarious
ISBN1-896597-16-5 (HC)
1-896597-13-0 (SC)
978-1-896-59713-3 (2nd ed. SC)
Chronology
Preceded byI Never Liked You
Followed byLouis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography

The collection is especially notable for the cartoon essay My Mom was a Schizophrenic, which Cerebus creator Dave Sim says "was the piece that originally gave Chester the taste for comic-book journalism, the research, the annotations and all the headaches that go with it" in reference to the research-heavy Louis Riel which began soon after this collection appeared.[1]

This book also notably collects the stories Helder, Showing Helder, The Little Man and Danny's Story which, together with the graphic novels The Playboy and I Never Liked You make up the main portion of what is considered Brown's much-lauded autobio period. It was this group of works that was placed #38 on The Comics Journal's list of the 100 best comics of the century.[2]

Contents edit

  1. The Toilet Paper Revolt (1980)
  2. City Swine (1981)
  3. Walrus Blubber Sandwich (1981)
  4. Mars (1982)
  5. Bob Crosby and his Electric TV (1982)
  6. Dirk the Gerbil (1982)
  7. Brad's Enlightenment (1984)
  8. Garbage Day (1984)
  9. My Old Neighborhood[a] (1984)
  10. An Authentic Inuit Folk Song (1984)
  11. I Live in the Bottomless Pit (1984)
  12. Things to Avoid Stepping On (1985)
  13. Help Me Dear (1985)
  14. The Gourmets from Planet X (1986)
  15. A Late Night Snack (1986)
  16. An American Story (1986)
  17. The Twin (1986)
  18. Back to Obedience School (1986)
  19. Anti-Censorship Propaganda (1988)
  20. The Afternoon of March the 3rd (1988)
  21. Helder (1989)
  22. Showing "Helder" (1989)
  23. The Little Man (1991)
  24. The Weird Canadian Artist (1991)
  25. Danny's Story (1991)
  26. Knock Knock (1993)
  27. My Mom was a Schizophrenic (1995)

The Twin edit

Adapted from a story from the Gnostic text Pistis Sophia.[3]

Autobiographical Comics edit

Main article: Chester Brown's autobiographical comics

Between finishing Ed the Happy Clown and starting Underwater, Brown started on what's known as his autobiographical period, in which he produced two graphic novels and a number of shorter works. The first of these was Helder which appeared in Yummy Fur #19. Helder, Showing Helder, The Little Man and Danny's Story are works from this period that are reproduced in this collection.

My Mom Was a Schizophrenic edit

Originally appearing in Underwater #4, Brown has said he wanted to write an anti-psychiatry mini-comic[4] in the style of a Jack Chick pamphlet.[5] He distributed "a couple hundred" photocopies of the eight-pager, leaving them in telephone booths and bus shelters around Toronto.[4] Brown calls the strip an "essay".[6]

The strip is an anti-psychiatric[7] tract that takes the stance that schizophrenia is not a disease, but a way to label people "-- not by looking for signs of disease but by looking for socially unacceptable beliefs and behaviour."[8] Brown's mother doesn't actually appear in the strip, nor is she directly talked about[9] except briefly in the footnotes, although she appears in The Playboy and I Never Liked You. In I Never Liked You she passes away in the hospital.

Brown intended the strip to cover some of the ideas of R. D. Laing and Thomas Szasz. He first encountered the ideas that would provide the basis of the strip in Szasz's Schizophrenia: The Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry, which he came across in 1990.[10]

The strip is six pages, each laid out in a 9-panel grid, which "seems to be well suited for 'talking at the reader' stories", as it "really lets the author pack in the dialogue".[11] It came complete with two pages of footnotes, which were expanded on in the collection.

Publication history edit

In 1997, Brown took some time off of doing his series Underwater to put together the Little Man collection. During this time, his father died, and Brown felt that he'd lost focus on Underwater and decided to put it to an end, switching to Louis Riel.

The book originally came with a 12-page appendix, with notes on the backgrounds of each of the stories in the collection. The 2006 edition of the book added four more pages of commentary to the appendix.[12]

Recognition edit

Award Nominations edit

Awards
Year Organization Award Result
1998 Ignatz Awards[13] Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection Nominated
1999 Harvey Award Nominations[14] Special Award for Excellence in Presentation Nominated
Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work Nominated

Foreign editions edit

Translations
Language Title Publisher Date Translator ISBN
French Le Petit Homme Éditions Delcourt (Outsider collection) 2009-03-04 Laurence Lemaire 978-2-756-01661-0
Korean 똑똑 리틀맨 Sai Comics 2004-11 8-932905-84-3

References edit

  1. ^ Sim 2003, part 2.
  2. ^ The Comics Journal 1999.
  3. ^ Brown 1998, p. 163.
  4. ^ a b Brown 1998, p. 168.
  5. ^ Brown 1998, p. 168; Birch 2012, p. 174.
  6. ^ Juno 1997.
  7. ^ Birch 2012, p. 174.
  8. ^ Brown 1995, p. 154.
  9. ^ Wolk 2007, p. 147.
  10. ^ Juno 1997, p. 141.
  11. ^ Santoro 2010.
  12. ^ Park 2011b, p. 2.
  13. ^ Ignatz Awards official website
  14. ^ Harvey Awards official website

Notes edit

  1. ^ Although Brown normally prefers Canadian spelling, in this story he uses the spelling "Neighborhood" rather than "Neighbourhood"

Works cited edit

Primary sources edit

Secondary sources edit

External links edit

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The Little Man Short Strips 1980 1995 is a collection of short works by award winning Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown published by Drawn amp Quarterly in 1998 It collects most of Brown s non graphic novel short works up to that point with the notable exception of his incomplete adaptations of the Gospels The Little Man Short Strips 1980 1995Cover to the 2nd edition 2006 CreatorChester BrownDate1998Page count271 pagesPublisherDrawn amp QuarterlyOriginal publicationPublished invariousISBN1 896597 16 5 HC 1 896597 13 0 SC 978 1 896 59713 3 2nd ed SC ChronologyPreceded byI Never Liked YouFollowed byLouis Riel A Comic Strip Biography The collection is especially notable for the cartoon essay My Mom was a Schizophrenic which Cerebus creator Dave Sim says was the piece that originally gave Chester the taste for comic book journalism the research the annotations and all the headaches that go with it in reference to the research heavy Louis Riel which began soon after this collection appeared 1 This book also notably collects the stories Helder Showing Helder The Little Man and Danny s Story which together with the graphic novels The Playboy and I Never Liked You make up the main portion of what is considered Brown s much lauded autobio period It was this group of works that was placed 38 on The Comics Journal s list of the 100 best comics of the century 2 Contents 1 Contents 1 1 The Twin 1 2 Autobiographical Comics 1 3 My Mom Was a Schizophrenic 2 Publication history 3 Recognition 3 1 Award Nominations 4 Foreign editions 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 Works cited 5 2 1 Primary sources 5 2 2 Secondary sources 6 External linksContents editThe Toilet Paper Revolt 1980 City Swine 1981 Walrus Blubber Sandwich 1981 Mars 1982 Bob Crosby and his Electric TV 1982 Dirk the Gerbil 1982 Brad s Enlightenment 1984 Garbage Day 1984 My Old Neighborhood a 1984 An Authentic Inuit Folk Song 1984 I Live in the Bottomless Pit 1984 Things to Avoid Stepping On 1985 Help Me Dear 1985 The Gourmets from Planet X 1986 A Late Night Snack 1986 An American Story 1986 The Twin 1986 Back to Obedience School 1986 Anti Censorship Propaganda 1988 The Afternoon of March the 3rd 1988 Helder 1989 Showing Helder 1989 The Little Man 1991 The Weird Canadian Artist 1991 Danny s Story 1991 Knock Knock 1993 My Mom was a Schizophrenic 1995 The Twin edit Adapted from a story from the Gnostic text Pistis Sophia 3 Autobiographical Comics edit Main article Chester Brown s autobiographical comics Between finishing Ed the Happy Clown and starting Underwater Brown started on what s known as his autobiographical period in which he produced two graphic novels and a number of shorter works The first of these was Helder which appeared in Yummy Fur 19 Helder Showing Helder The Little Man and Danny s Story are works from this period that are reproduced in this collection My Mom Was a Schizophrenic edit Originally appearing in Underwater 4 Brown has said he wanted to write an anti psychiatry mini comic 4 in the style of a Jack Chick pamphlet 5 He distributed a couple hundred photocopies of the eight pager leaving them in telephone booths and bus shelters around Toronto 4 Brown calls the strip an essay 6 The strip is an anti psychiatric 7 tract that takes the stance that schizophrenia is not a disease but a way to label people not by looking for signs of disease but by looking for socially unacceptable beliefs and behaviour 8 Brown s mother doesn t actually appear in the strip nor is she directly talked about 9 except briefly in the footnotes although she appears in The Playboy and I Never Liked You In I Never Liked You she passes away in the hospital Brown intended the strip to cover some of the ideas of R D Laing and Thomas Szasz He first encountered the ideas that would provide the basis of the strip in Szasz s Schizophrenia The Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry which he came across in 1990 10 The strip is six pages each laid out in a 9 panel grid which seems to be well suited for talking at the reader stories as it really lets the author pack in the dialogue 11 It came complete with two pages of footnotes which were expanded on in the collection Publication history editIn 1997 Brown took some time off of doing his series Underwater to put together the Little Man collection During this time his father died and Brown felt that he d lost focus on Underwater and decided to put it to an end switching to Louis Riel The book originally came with a 12 page appendix with notes on the backgrounds of each of the stories in the collection The 2006 edition of the book added four more pages of commentary to the appendix 12 Recognition editAward Nominations edit Awards Year Organization Award Result 1998 Ignatz Awards 13 Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection Nominated 1999 Harvey Award Nominations 14 Special Award for Excellence in Presentation Nominated Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work NominatedForeign editions editTranslations Language Title Publisher Date Translator ISBN French Le Petit Homme Editions Delcourt Outsider collection 2009 03 04 Laurence Lemaire 978 2 756 01661 0 Korean 똑똑 리틀맨 Sai Comics 2004 11 8 932905 84 3References edit Sim 2003 part 2 The Comics Journal 1999 Brown 1998 p 163 a b Brown 1998 p 168 Brown 1998 p 168 Birch 2012 p 174 Juno 1997 Birch 2012 p 174 Brown 1995 p 154 Wolk 2007 p 147 Juno 1997 p 141 Santoro 2010 Park 2011b p 2 Ignatz Awards official website Harvey Awards official website Notes edit Although Brown normally prefers Canadian spelling in this story he uses the spelling Neighborhood rather than Neighbourhood Works cited edit Primary sources edit Brown Chester 1998 1995 My Mom was a Schizophrenic The Little Man Short Stories 1980 1995 Drawn amp Quarterly ISBN 1 896597 13 0 Secondary sources edit Birch Michael 2012 My Mom was a Schizophrenic Mediating Mental Health Contexts Debates and Analysis Ashgate Publishing Ltd pp 174 185 ISBN 978 0 7546 7474 0 Retrieved 2012 07 06 Brown Chester 1998 The Little Man Short Stories 1980 1995 Drawn amp Quarterly ISBN 1 896597 13 0 Groth Gary Spurgeon Tom eds February 1999 The Top 100 English Language Comics of the Century The Comics Journal 210 Fantagraphics Books 34 108 ISSN 0194 7869 Juno Andrea 1997 Interview with Chester Brown Dangerous Drawings Juno Books LLC pp 130 147 ISBN 0 9651042 8 1 Park Ed 2011 05 02 Text Appeal Toronto Standard Retrieved 2011 05 05 followup at The Comics Journal Notes to a Note on the Notes of Chester Brown Park Ed 2011 05 11 Notes to a Note on the Notes of Chester Brown The Comics Journal Retrieved 2012 07 06 Santoro Frank 2010 10 23 9 Panel Grids Comics Comics Retrieved 2011 05 09 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a External link in code class cs1 code publisher code help Sim Dave 2003 Getting Riel interview Cerebus 295 297 Aardvark Vanaheim Also available online parts 1 2 and 3 Wolk Douglas 2007 Chester Brown The Outsider Reading Comics How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean Da Capo Press pp 147 155 ISBN 978 0 306 81509 6 External links editChester Brown s catalogue page at Drawn amp Quarterly s website Preview 696KiB of The Little Man at Drawn amp Quarterly s website pages 128 134 the first 7 pages of Danny s Story Portals nbsp Comics nbsp Psychiatry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Little Man comics amp oldid 1169049302, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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