Jason shiga graduated from the university of california at berkeley with a degree in pure mathematics. Shigas comics are known for their intricate, often interactive plots and occasionally random, unexpected violence. Demon, volume 4 jason shiga 9781626724556 netgalley. An interview with jason shiga by jeanette roan jun 20, 2016 jason shiga is an oaklandbased cartoonist perhaps most well known for meanwhile, a choose your own adventurestyle comic that allows readers to make decisions that influence the narrative of the story. His comics have a geeky side and often feature exciting uses of mathematics and unusual structural. The problem is, every time he commits he inhabits the body of the human nearest to him. Hopefully this print edition the first of 21 issues. Jason shigas demon lately ive been covering a lot of teenfriendly webcomics, so its high time i showcase something for adults, and jason shiga s demon which, at some points, is so adult it might qualify as nsfw, so be forewarned is just the ticket. Seriously, until someone from random house or doubleday finally gets wise, the limited distribution of jason shigas books means that only the initiates can. Mindboggling jason shiga s meanwhile, an experimentalist comic book, can be read in all different directions. Hunter has spent the last century concocting a deadly trap for his nemesis, and he has the perfect bait. Thats obvious in both meanwhile and his epic hello world, which are demented chooseyourownadventure books that mostly result in characters getting. Jason shiga is an oaklandbased cartoonist perhaps most well known for meanwhile, a choose your own adventurestyle comic that allows readers to make decisions that influence the narrative of the story. He is the author of meanwhile, empire state, fleep, bookhunter, and over twenty other comic books and graphic novels.
Books by jason shiga 3 sort by number of resources number of awards book title year published word count reading level. The copacetic comics company bookhunter by jason shiga. Shiga has, in the past, created meanwhile, a chooseyourownadventure story with nearly 4000 story possiblities, full of puzzles and problems and inventive storytelling. He is the author of meanwhile, empire state, fleep, boohunter and over 20 other comic books and graphic novels. Demon, volume 4 by jason shiga finishes off the series, and humanity as well. Jason shiga was born and raised in oakland, california. The rounded, cartoony cuteness adds a perfect icing of incongruity to shiga s rich cake of twisted tension. Its when a creator does interesting, unexpected things with the medium that the versatility of comics is truly shown. This book used to be available to buy at, but it is no longer available.
Instead, this book takes you for a ride as entertaining as it is engrossing, a trick that few cartoonists could pull off as well as shiga. He received a xeric grant for double happiness, and has won eisner, ignatz, and stumptown comics awards. Other published works include fleep, bookhunter, and empire state. Ripped from todays headlines, bookhunter fires off and you cant quit. Meanwhile, 2010 amulet books french translation as vanille ou. Demon gn 20162017 first second books by jason shiga. Also, when jimmy goes to different places and time periods they are colored differently a great way. In 1997, he started making mjau mjau, a semiregular comic book featuring nothing but his own works.
Drawn in a cartoony style by writerartist jason shiga, the storytelling is excellent and. Jason shiga, the cartoonist behind the eisner and ignatz awardwinning bookhunter, unveils his twisting and turning allages comic meanwhile in march, courtesy of abrams books amulet imprint. Praise for demon i respect jason so much for following his audacious, wild, insane muse. Jason shiga immortal actuary jimmy makes a startling discovery. Not your usual fantasy or scifi send up, but merely an alternate world where books are treated very, very seriously. Jason shiga s been quietly serializing his new series, jason shiga s demon, on his website for the majority of the year. The way shiga frames and draws action sequences really sucks you in. This work finds shiga s natural, intelligent, lofi, comics talent in fine form. Over a hundred years in the future, jimmy and his daughter sweet pea not so. Cartoonist jason shiga multiplies math with murder in demon. Jason shiga is the author of meanwhile, empire state, fleep, bookhunter, and over twenty other comic books and graphic novels. It is a hefty, squarebound graphic novel dealing with a hardboiled library detective whose job it is is to track down the books that are long overdue and in all likelihood held by racalcitrant, recidivist neer. Volume one starts cute and poignant but by the forthcoming volume four, shiga s world becomes wild and bizarre, a case where a creator with.
When art night was at its full swing, thats when i first started doing books for sparkplug. His comics often feature exciting uses of mathematics and unusual structural forms. Astonishing comics that save your game when you turn the. Meanwhile is published by amulet books, an imprint of abrams books. This work finds shigas natural, intelligent, lofi, comics. Fleep, boohunter and over 20 other comic books and graphic novels. Jason shiga and his deliciously demented demon comics. Three agents from the library police are called in to investigate. Volume 3 of the ultraviolent and hilarious supernatural mystery series from bestselling meanwhile author, jason shiga. Jason shiga is known for, among other things, having a degree in pure mathematics from berkeley.
Bookhunter ripped from todays headlines, bookhunter fires off and you cant quit reading. Demon, volume 4, completes this off the wall comics series about a demon, jimmy yee, and his also demon daughter. Jason shiga was a pure mathematics major at the university of california at berkeley, from which he graduated in 1998. Agent hunter, his longdead adversary, is actually alive and a demon himself. The alternate universe in this book is very nicely realized. Shiga shares his love of logic and problem solving with his readers through puzzles, mysteries and unconventional narrative jason shiga is an awardwinning asian american cartoonist from oakland, california.
Jason shiga january 10, 20 by eva volin leave a comment on saturday, june 23, and sunday, june 24, while attending the american library associations annual conference in anaheim, ca, i ran around to as many of my favorite kids comics creators as i could and asked them all the exact same questions. The joy and pleasure i get from this work starts with the art. Demon, volume 4 by jason shiga, 9781626724556, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jason shiga has been working as a cartoonist for the past 15 years, most wellknown for his interactive comic meanwhile. Nov 09, 2017 jason shiga discusses the conclusion to his graphic novel series, demon, volume 4. Immortal actuary jimmy makes a startling discovery. Hunter is a student at morning glory academy who hails from toronto, ontario, canada. Beautiful and colorful, they really bring the exciting adventures to life. The illustrations by jason shiga are endearing and quirky all at the same time. Apr 15, 2010 heres a quick look at some of the books i was enjoying last weekend. With bookhunter, jason shiga, author of such classics as fleep and double happiness.
If you didnt dig arithmetic in grade school and presumably dont enjoy crunching numbers now, hearing that cartoonist jason shiga s comics stem directly from his math training might give the. Jason shiga talks immortality and philosophy in demon. Eight great books about comic books publishers weekly. His puzzles and mazes have appeared in mcsweeneys and nick magazine.
He is also the creator of the worlds second largest interactive comic. Site features many online comics, some in an interactive format. With tabs at the side of each page directing readers to choose the next step in their adventure, meanwhiles branching story is far from a quick read to explore each story option, readers will. Bookhunter by jason shiga the copacetic comics company. It was one of the best of that series great discoveries and it was an amazing series. His father, seiji shiga, was an animator who worked on the 1964 rankinbass production rudolph the rednosed reindeer. Jason shiga talks immortality and philosophy in demon the beat. Jason shiga s demon is one of the most outrageously delightful comics to appear in years. Hunter has spent the last century concocting a deadly trap for his.
As with shiga s other books, there are puzzles aplenty to solve, with an added layer of urgent narrative drive. Hes created a grip of graphic novels, 20 comic books, and the worlds second largest interactive comic book. Fleep, bookhunterplay with time, space and panel layouts to set. A mathematics major from the university of california at berkeley, mr. Demon, volume 4 by jason shiga overdrive rakuten overdrive. I honestly was not quite sure what i expected of this comic, but the fact is that jason shiga blew me away. In 2001, he was once again awarded a sproing, this time for mjau mjau 10. The final volume of the highenergy, ultraviolent, and hilarious supernatural mystery series. One of the best books ive read this year is jason shiga s bookhunter sparkplug comics, 2007. From the brilliant and profane mind of jason shiga, known for his highconcept comics, comes a magnum opus. He is the author of more than twenty comic books and the inventor of three board games, two card tricks, the greedy mug, the bus clock, and meanwhile.
For most of his career, jason shiga has been creating comic books that push the limits of the formnot only. Nov 07, 2017 jason shiga was born and raised in oakland, california. Also from sparkplug comic books, bookhunter is the first new publication by jason shiga in quite awhile. First second to publish jason shigas demon nerdist. An interactive comic book was created by andrew plotkin and jason shiga, who are solely responsible for its content. The most obvious comparison is to a comic book version of a choose your own adventure book, but shiga does so much more with the form. Bookhunter by jason shiga meet your next favorite book. I havent read his fiction but i loved his math book, everything and more. Shiga s background is in pure mathematics, and so his comics often read as a series of lockedroom puzzles, coding problems or other sorts of mathrelated conflicts, all punctuated by a jetblack sense of humor. Ripped from todays headlines, bookhunter fires off and you cant quit reading. Agent hunter, his longdead adversary, is actually alive and a demon himself hunter has spent the last century concocting a deadly trap for his nemesis, and he has the perfect bait. Bookhunter is a comicbook by jason shiga in 1973, a priceless book is stolen from the oakland public library. Since 2002, jason has concentrated on making graphic novels.
Mar 25, 2015 jason shigas ambitious projects leap from one medium to anotherand unite them. Jimmy has been a demon for over 400 years and wants to not to be one anymore. I was working on double happiness, fleep, bookhunter. A crack team of bookhunters aka library police have less than three days to recover the stolen item. Jason shiga reclusive math genius jason shiga vanished from world attention on the verge of his most amazing breakthrough in june 1967. Theres a sense, in his work, of piecing a puzzle together, that he and reader are weaving a tapestry together and that nothing is sacred. Twenty years later he resurfaced, having abandoned his scientific background for, of all things, comic books. Seriously, until someone from random house or doubleday finally gets wise, the limited distribution of jason shiga s books means that only the initiates can enjoy them. A priceless book has been stolen from the oakland public library. I share my recommendations for comic books and upcoming series. If you have been looking for a mystery that doesnt have a mortality rate, this just might be a fun read for you.
As with shiga s other books, there are puzzles aplenty to solve, with an added layer of. Published in four chapters by first second books, demon starts with a simple concept. Agent bay detective, agent walker document analyst, and agent finch fingerprint expert. Its worth reading if youve started the series, but not recommended. Jason shigas demon lately ive been covering a lot of teenfriendly webcomics, so its high time i showcase something for adults, and jason shigas demon which, at some points, is so adult it might qualify as nsfw, so be forewarned is just the ticket. His comics have a geeky side, and often feature exciting uses of mathematics and unusual structural forms. Demon gn 20162017 first second books by jason shiga comic books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. From the brilliant and profane mind of jason shiga, known for his highconcept comics work on the web and in print, comes a magnum opus. This first issue moves a little slowly, with the payoff still to come around the corner. First up is meanwhile, an interactive comic book by jason shiga. Demon, volume 4 jason shiga looking for a good book.
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