Rumble Strip by Woodrow Phoenix
Powerful graphic memoir by a leading British comics artist that investigates our increasingly skewed relationship with cars. Rumble Strip is about an invisible kind of murder where the punishment rarely fits the crime. Combining autobiography, statistics, case histories, advertising and reportage, Woodrow Phoenix draws a compelling picture of the warped psychology behind our need for speed. Too often road safety is treated as a transportation issue, not a public health issue.' - World Health Organization'Woodrow Phoenix was up in a family of four sisters in south London. He's a comics artist/writer whose constant experimentation with the medium have appeared in Japanese, French, American, and South American newspapers, books, and magazines. The Guardian, the Independent on Sunday, and the Observer have all published his strips. He has exhibited She Lives, a handbound, one-metre square artists' book/installation comprising a large-scale, hand-rendered graphic novel, at sites around the UK, including extended residencies at the British Museum and the Cartoon Museum. His first collaboration with Myriad was the short story End of the Line, which was produced in The Brighton Book, a mixed-media anthology co-published by Myriad and Brighton Festival.
He went on to write Rumble Strip, a critically praised film on the complex psychology of humans and automobiles. 'One absolutely original work of genius,' according to The Times. It should be required reading for everyone, everywhere.' Rumble Strip has been renamed Crash Course and has been translated into localised editions for French, Brazil, and the United States. When he's not drawing comics, Woodrow works as a book designer, illustrator, and typeface designer.
He is a visiting lecturer at the University of Middlesex's MA in Children's Literature and Graphic Novels.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780954930998 |
| ISBN 10 | 0954930991 |
| Title | Rumble Strip |
| Author | Woodrow Phoenix |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Myriad Editions |
| Year published | 2008-06-16 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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