BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2016

There s something thrilling about seeing people invent new ways to tell their story. To me, it s proof that the art form of comics is healthy: it lives and grows and reinvents itself. It s alive! u003cbru003e Roz Chast, from the Introductionu003cbru003e u003cbru003e FEATURING Lynda Barry, Kate Beaton, Cece Bell, Genevieve Elverum, Ben Katchor, John Porcellino, Joe Sacco, Adrian Tomine, Chris Ware, Julia Wertz, and othersu003cbru003e u003cbru003e Roz Chast, guest editor, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her cartoons began appearing inu003ciu003eTheNew Yorkeru003c/iu003ein 1978. Since then she has published hundreds of cartoons and written or illustrated more than a dozen books. Her memoiru003ciu003eCan t We Talk About Something More Pleasantu003c/iu003e? was a #1u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003ebestseller and a 2014 National Book Award Finalist.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Bill Kartalopoulos, series editor, is a comics critic, educator, curator, and editor. He teaches courses about comics at Parsons and at the School of Visual Arts. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. For more information please visit: on-panel.com.u003cbru003e "