Description: A young couple is stuck in traffic, reading a book aloud to each other to pass the time. The relationship is already strained, but between the encroaching road rage, and a novel that hits way too close to home, tensions are running especially high by the time they arrive back at their apartment. When one of them leaves to get takeout and a movie, each of the young lovers is individually forced to confront loss, grief, fear, and insecurities in unexpected and shocking ways. Crane's formal use of the comics medium — threading several timelines and the interior and exterior lives of its protagonists together to create an increasing, almost Hitchcockian sense of dread and paranoia — is masterful. But as the title hints, there are dualities at its core that make it one of the most exciting works of graphic literary fiction in recent memory, a brilliant adult drama that showcases a deep empathy and compassion for its characters as well as a visually arresting showcase of Crane's considerable talents. Keeping Two is ostensibly a story about loss, but by the end, it just might also be about finding something along the way — something that had seemed irredeemable up to that point. In that way, it's also a deeply romantic book. Cartoonist Jordan Crane has been one of the most quietly influential comics-makers of the past quarter-century – in multiple senses of the word: as a cartoonist, a designer, an editor, a publisher, a printmaker, an advocate, an archivist, and more. But Keeping Two is his biggest project in close to two decades and will be one of the most anticipated graphic novels of 2022. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BUYING INFORMATION - Art books, trades, and comic book issues have the normal wear from reading and storage. You will receive the exact items in the photos. Please look and buy carefully. If you need any additional information, Please communicate via ebay messages. Emails are not always received. Thank you! - If you want to see more detailed pictures let me know and i will send them over - I am not a professional grader but most books are in great shape and the worst graded one would probably be in the Fine+/Very Fine range unless noted. - Payment only through PayPal Thanks for looking and please check out my other listings!! SHIPPING US Domestic Shipping Services -All shipments will be sent USPS. -All orders will be shipped out as soon as possible and within 3-5 days of payment received. -Books will be sent inside a cardboard mailer. - collectables will be shipped in a cardboard box, packed securely so as to avoid any shifting en route - I can definitely refine shipping costs when buying multiple items. just check out and wait for my revised invoice before paying. International Shipping Services -No international shipping at this time. I?m sorry, it?s just too expensive. Returns -Although I feel this listing is as descriptive as possible, if there is a problem with the items, please let me know. I would prefer no returns on this item, but will work with the buyer if issues arise.
Price: 40 USD
Location: San Diego, California
End Time: 2025-01-30T02:55:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Series: Keeping Two
Year: 2021
Issue Number: 5
Signed: Yes
Publisher: What Things Do
California Prop 65 Warning: None
