The eleventh and final volume in Fantagraphics' acclaimed "Bodé Library" (produced with the cooperation of the Bodé estate and collectors around the world) focuses on Bodé's introspective, personal stories. Presented in a smaller, more intimate format than earlier volumes, it reprints his long out-of-print early caveman masterpiece "The Man," as well as the autobiographical title strip "Schizophrenia" (in full color for the first time anywhere, shot from the original art!), plus a wealth of rare and hard-to-find illustrations, strips, and other goodies — including at least a few surprises for even the most hardcore Bodé collector. Bodé (pronounced "bo-dee") is considered the king in the world of graffiti/aerosol art. His vast imagination gave birth to entire universes and characters, including Cheech Wizard, Junkwaffel, and many more. Although he passed away in 1975, before the graffiti scene even took off, Bodé's legacy was cemented when graffiti greats like Kel 139 and Dondi actively borrowed from and paid tribute to the underground great. More recently, his work has been referenced in song by hip-hop legends like the Beastie Boys. As such, Bodé occupies a truly unique niche in the world of underground comics, embraced by both the hippie counterculture of the 1960s as well as the hip hop community of the 1990s and beyond.
Edited and assembled by Marc Arsenault
"The writer-artist did exciting, moving work, and this book supplies one of his best early works. <...> This is work that deserves to survive the creator's death. Thank goodness it has." – Comics Buyer's Guide
120 pages. 44 pages in color. Paperback Fantagraphics Books, 2001
