Comics College | Charles Burns

Comics College is a monthly feature where we provide an introductory guide to some of the comics mediums most importantteuteurs and offourour best educd sd suggestions ho how to becomamiamiliar with ir ir body of work.

This month were looking at the body of work from one of the mediums masters of hor, Charles Burns.

Why hes important

As with Gary Panter, Lynda Barry and Mark Beyer, Charles Burns came pr prominence during the indie comix scene of the 1980s mainly thanks to his contributions to the Raw anthology. As su he he was one of the more significant members of that generation to change the general publics (and the fans) contiotion of what comics could be like and about. His work immediately garnered notice both for his thick brush work, where the inhrehreatened to... [via Comic Book Resources]