Richard McGuire

Richard McGuire
Richard McGuire
	McGuire in 2015
Born	1957 (age 66–67); New Jersey, US
Known for	Comics, illustration, musician

Richard McGuire (born 1957)^[1] is an American author.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] His illustrations have been published in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Le Monde, and his work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Morgan Library & Museum.^[6] His comic Here is among the most lauded comics from recent decades, with an updated graphic novel version published by Pantheon Books in December 2014.^[7]^[8]^[9] A film adaptation of Here, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, was released in 2024.^[10]

In McGuire's early career, he was a street artist in the 1980's East Village Art scene, a time during which he was also a founding member and bassist for the band Liquid Liquid,^[3]^[11] best known for their song "Cavern", whose bass line has been frequently sampled.^[12]

Bibliography

Comics

Short stories

"The Dot Man," 1 pg. from Bad News #3 (Fantagraphics, 1988)
"Here", 6 pgs. from RAW vol. 2 #1 (1989) (ISBN 9780140122657). Reprinted in An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories vol. 1 (Yale University Press, 2006) (ISBN 9780300111705) and Comic Art #8 (Buenaventura Press, 2006) (ISBN 9781584232575)
"The Thinkers," 1 pg. from RAW vol. 2 #2 (1990) (ISBN 9780140122657)
"Bon appétit," fold-out comic booklet from 2wBOX Set I (Switzerland: Bülb Comix, 2002)
"ctrl," 6 pgs. from Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern#13 (2003) (ISBN 9781932416084)

Graphic novels

Here (Pantheon: 2014) (ISBN 9780375406508)

Children's literature

The Orange Book (New York: Children's Universe, 1992) (ISBN 9780847814657)
Night Becomes Day (New York: Viking, 1994) (ISBN 9780670855476)
What Goes Around Comes Around (New York: Viking, 1995) (ISBN 9780670863969)
What's Wrong With This Book? (New York: Viking, 1997) (ISBN 9780670868520)

Adult literature

Popeye and Olive (Paris: Cornelius, 2001) (ISBN 9782909990620)
P+O (Paris: Cornelius, 2002) (ISBN 2909990605)

Filmography

"Micro Loup" (7-minute short from Loulou et autres loups, 2003)
Peur(s) du noir (16-minute untitled segment, 2007)

References

^ Heller, Steven (September 25, 2014). "The One-Room Time Machine". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
^ "Chris Ware on Here by Richard McGuire – a game-changing graphic novel". the Guardian. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Sokol, Brett (September 19, 2018). "From '80s Street Art to Graphic Novels. And Back". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ Garner, Dwight (December 23, 2014). "While Stuck in a Corner, an Artist Bends Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ Gabel, J. C. (December 4, 2014). "Q&A: Richard McGuire's 'Here' takes on a larger life as graphic novel". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ "The Profound Mundanity of Richard McGuire's "My Things"". The New Yorker. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ Schuessler, Jennifer (September 25, 2014). "Sharing a Sofa With Dinosaurs". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
^ "Here by Richard McGuire". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
^ Lohier, Patrick (December 11, 2014). "Here is Richard McGuire's epic of time". Boing Boing. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 31, 2023). "Tom Hanks, Robin Wright to Be De-aged in Robert Zemeckis' New Movie Using Metaphysic AI Tool". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ "From Here to Here: Richard McGuire Makes a Book". The Morgan Library & Museum. July 11, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
^ "Liquid Liquid: The Most Important NY Band You've Never Heard Of". Observer. July 16, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2018.

External links

[1] Heller, Steven (September 25, 2014). "The One-Room Time Machine". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

[2] "Chris Ware on Here by Richard McGuire – a game-changing graphic novel". the Guardian. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[:0-3] Sokol, Brett (September 19, 2018). "From '80s Street Art to Graphic Novels. And Back". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[4] Garner, Dwight (December 23, 2014). "While Stuck in a Corner, an Artist Bends Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[5] Gabel, J. C. (December 4, 2014). "Q&A: Richard McGuire's 'Here' takes on a larger life as graphic novel". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

[6] "The Profound Mundanity of Richard McGuire's "My Things"". The New Yorker. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

[7] Schuessler, Jennifer (September 25, 2014). "Sharing a Sofa With Dinosaurs". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

[8] "Here by Richard McGuire". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

[9] Lohier, Patrick (December 11, 2014). "Here is Richard McGuire's epic of time". Boing Boing. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

[10] Giardina, Carolyn (January 31, 2023). "Tom Hanks, Robin Wright to Be De-aged in Robert Zemeckis' New Movie Using Metaphysic AI Tool". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

[11] "From Here to Here: Richard McGuire Makes a Book". The Morgan Library & Museum. July 11, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

[12] "Liquid Liquid: The Most Important NY Band You've Never Heard Of". Observer. July 16, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2018.

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