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Now in paperback, The New York Times best-selling graphic nonfiction masterpiece depicting the lives of seven New Orleanians before, during, and just after Hurricane Katrina. Best American Comics, 2010 Mother Jones Top Books of 2009 Daily Beast Recommends New York Best Comics of 2009, Runner Up MTV.com Best Nonfiction Comic of 2009 San Francisco Chronicle "Best in Comics" A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge is a masterful portrait of a city under siege. Cartoonist Josh Neufeld depicts seven extraordinary true stories of survival in the days leading up to and following Hurricane Katrina. Here we meet Denise, a counselor and social worker, and a sixth-generation New Orleanian; "The Doctor," a proud fixture of the French Quarter; Abbas and Darnell, two friends who face the storm from Abbas's family-run market; Kwame, a pastor's son just entering his senior year of high school; and the young couple Leo and Michelle, who both grew up in the city. Each is forced to confront the same wrenching decision-whether to stay or to flee. As beautiful as it is poignant, A.D. presents a city in chaos and shines a bright, profoundly human light on the tragedies and triumphs that took place within it.Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10037571488x
ISBN-139780375714887
eBay Product ID (ePID)27038297170
Product Key Features
GenreNature, Biography & Autobiography, Social Science, Historical, Comics & Graphic Novels
Publication Year2010
LanguageEnglish
Artist/WriterJosh Neufeld
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7in
Item Length8in
Item Width8in
Item Weight22.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Pages208 Pages
SeriesPantheon Graphic Library
Reviews"Thousands upon thousands were affected by Hurricane Katrina, which struck Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2005. The magnitude of the catastrophe is depicted on a personal level in the new graphic novel "A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge,". . . .It is the latest example of the expansion of the graphic format to include nonfiction and reportage as well as superheroes and fantasy. . . . Mr. Neufeld deploys color to strong effect: it resonates like the soundtrack of a film." -The New York Times "Who knew the tragedy could come so alive through vivid artwork and dead-on dialogue, but it does. It's comics with a social consciousness." -USA Today You don't have to be a fan of graphic novels to fall under the spell of "A.D.," Josh Neufeld's haunting chronicle of Hurricane Katrina. . . presenting an unfathomable nightmare through the eyes of these very real and disparate individuals, Neufeld makes the loss tangible. Call it an art book, call it a novel, call it nonfiction, "A.D." is, simply, an American tragedy. -Salon "Neufeld's images of New Orleans and New Orleanians are powerful and immediate . . . It's that kind of painstaking detail that makes "A.D." such a moving book -- real people, real stories, told with sympathy and smarts, giving it an immediate place among the Katrina classics. Neufeld's comic stylelarger than life at times, but always human in scaleis perfect for these stories of survival and endurance. The Times Picayune "Simmering in a roux of nuance and avoiding the graphic tendencies of the genre (no mean feat, especially considering the violent terror of the subject matter at hand), Neufeld captures the quiet dignity and resolve of these survivors as they muddle through nature's recent "Take that, bitch!" and the Bush admin's most arrogant "Fuck you" this side of Iraq . . . Most importantly, however, Neufeld nails NOLA: Characters in UNO shirts, "Where y'at!," Claiborne, and Galatoire's all come alive as the world turns on its head - where bravery borders on stupidity, obligation becomes an albatross, and thugs step up to the mantle as heroes." --The Austin Chronicle "Josh Neufeld has shared stories from Hurricane Katrina in blog and zine formats, but this hardcover comic is the most extensive and ambitious presentation so far . . .A.D. New Orleans After theDeluge is a quick read with engaging artwork, likeable characters, and honest dialogue . . . Neufeld does an excellent job of putting more detailed faces on the victims in a way that's engaging without being patronizing or melodramatic. From desperate parents trying to protect their children to a comic-book collector saying goodbye to his collection, there are plenty of touching senes in this ultimately positive recounting of the tragic event." Giant Robot Magazine "Josh Neufeld's graphic novelA.D.: New Orleans After the Delugecombines anthropological study with innovative nonfiction storytelling . . . The published edition features additional stories and art, as well as editorial revisions to the original series. What emerges is a haunting depiction of one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in recent American history, and a raw portrait of the people who survived to tell the tale." "Daily Dose" from Flavorewire, 8/10/09 http://flavorwire.com/32680/after-the-deluge "It's not a light read, but it's something youshouldread -- if only for what it proves about the value of graphic novels as a form of journalism." MTV.com "Josh Neufeld's "A.D.'' intertwines the stories of seven Hurricane Katrina survivors redefining their relationship to their deeply wounded home, New Orleans . . . The dialogue is convincingly vernacular; the characterizations ring true; the revisionist history is credib≤ and the
Dewey Edition22
Book TitleA. D. : New Orleans after the Deluge
Target AudienceTrade
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal976.3/350640922 B
TopicUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Natural Disasters, Nonfiction / General, General, Violence in Society, Essays, Sociology / Urban
