Pretty Pictures, Pretty Words

I think all of us here are fans of Penguin’s “Graphic Classics” series. Basically, Penguin is republishing some of their classic titles with brand new covers designed by well-known graphic novelists and comix artists, including Candide with art by Chris Ware, a disturbing cover for The Jungle by Charles Burns, and the master Frank Miller covering Gravity’s Rainbow. New legends Art Spiegelman, Seth, and Jason (Dharma Bums there, which is not done by Seth--I don't care what the Penguin website says) also contribute, as does Holy Consumption member Anders Nilsen. In my opinion, they’re all fantastic!