"I Think It's Time. Again."

February 9, 2015 1:23 PM

25 years after first seeing light as a 6-page story in RAW(Prev), Richard McGuire expanded his time and space-spanning Here to a 300-page novel. In Five Dials Magazine's 35th issue, Richard McGuire Makes a Book, "sketches, notes, phrases, inspirations, paintings, lists and photo collages used to create the essential Here," are presented for your enjoyment and edification.

Direct link to PDF of Five Dials Number 35
Gallery of McGuire's covers for The New Yorker
Chris Ware on Here

posted by Alvy Ampersand (3 comments total)

Here is really fantastic. Sometimes when reading it, I felt like it should have been an interactive piece rather than a static book, but after awhile I realized the compression/expansion of so much time in a limited physical space was an intense enough experience as is. Really a brilliant work.

And this Five Dials PDF is so good-- love peering into his process.
posted by gwint at 1:44 PM on February 9, 2015

I can't believe I've never come across Here before, it's just the sort of thing I like. Thanks for posting this!
posted by oulipian at 3:23 PM on February 9, 2015

Yah, the magazine PDF is fantastic, great-looking and an interesting look at how this was done. And, the Chris Ware review is what made me buy the book, and boy I'm glad I did.

I actually bought that issue of RAW in a used bookstore maybe 10 years ago, and always remembered Here, it's one of just a few pieces of comic art that I can say that about. So I can't say I was waiting for this- who knew it was coming? - but I can say that it was worth the wait. Just an amazing thing,
posted by hap_hazard at 12:15 PM on February 10, 2015