| Alias the Cat! | |
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File:KimDeitchAliasTheCatCover.jpg Cover of the harcover first edition of Alias the Cat from Pantheon | |
| Date | 2007 |
| Page count | 136 pages |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
| Creative team | |
| Creator | Kim Deitch |
| Original publication | |
| Published in | The Stuff of Dreams |
| Issues | 3 |
| Date(s) of publication | 2002 |
| ISBN | 978-0-375-42431-1 |
Alias the Cat is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Kim Deitch, published by Pantheon Books in 2007. It originally appeared as a three-issue comic book in 2002 as The Stuff of Dreams from Fantagraphics Books.
The metafictional book stars Deitch himself and his best-known creation, Waldo the Cat. It's about a character named Alias the Cat who appeared in 1915 in a comic strip and a Serial film, as well as in real life as a freedom-fighting superhero, but who mysteriously disappears. As Deitch researches the character, the story keeps getting more and more involved.
Synopsis[]
Characters[]
- Kim Deitch
- The cartoonist metafictionally appears himself as a character in the story. The opening portions of the book have the flavor of Harvey Pekar's autobiographical American Splendor, as Deitch details aspects of his and his wife's lives in a seemingly autobiographical manner.[1]
- Pam Butler
- Deitch's wife and obsessive collector of cartoon cats of the 1920s and 1930s.
- Waldo
- Deitch's best-known recurring character, a talking cartoon cat whom most people cannot see.
Publishing history[]
Originally Alias was published as a three-issue series of comics,[2] called The Stuff of Dreams, published by Fantagraphics Books in 2002. It was collected by Pantheon Books in hardcover form in 2007.
Reception[]
When serialized as The Stuff of Dreams, the story won the Eisner Award for Best Single Issue or One-Shot in 2003.[3]
Greg McEllhatton called Alias the Cat! one of the stronger pieces of metafiction he'd seen in comics.[4]
See also[]
- The Boulevard of Broken Dreams
References[]
- ↑ Alias the Cat. Grovel: Graphic Novel Review (2007-04-17). Retrieved on 2011-06-09.
- ↑ Hogan, John. Alias the Cat!. Graphic Novel Reporter. Retrieved on 2011-06-09.
- ↑ 2003 Eisner Awards For works published in 2002. San Diego Comic-Con International. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved on 2011-06-09.
- ↑ McElhatton, Greg (2007-04-30). Alias the Cat. Read About Comics. Retrieved on 2011-06-09.
External links[]
- Product page at Random House's website
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