In his autobiographical graphic novel Alec: How to Be an Artist (2001), Eddie Campbell lists around four dozen English-language ”attempts to build extended works using the mechanics of the humble comic strip” which taken together imply ”a worthwhile phase in the human cultural continuum”. These are the books:
Will Eisner: A Contract with God (1978)
Will Eisner: A Life Force (1988)
Will Eisner: The Dreamer (1986)
Will Eisner: Dropsie Avenue (1995)
Jules Feiffer: Tantrum (1979)
Raymond Briggs: When the Wind Blows (1982)
Art Spiegelman: Maus (1991)
Alan Moore & David Lloyd: V for Vendetta (1989)
Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons: Watchmen (1987)
Alan Moore & Bill Sienkiewicz: Big Numbers (1990)
Jaime Hernandez: The Death of Speedy (1989, collected in Locas: The Maggie and Hopey Stories, 2004)
Gilbert Hernandez: Blood of Palomar (1989, collected in Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories, 2003)
Gilbert Hernandez: Poison River (1994)
Dave Sim & Gerhard: Jaka’s Story (1990)
Dave Sim & Gerhard: Going Home (1999)
Eddie Campbell: Alec: The King Canute Crowd (1990)
Grant Morrison & Steve Yeowell: The New Adventures of Hitler (1990)
Kyle Baker: The Cowboy Wally Show (1987)
Kyle Baker: Why I Hate Saturn (1990)
Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean: Violent Cases (1987)
Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean: Signal to Noise (1992)
Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean: Mr. Punch (1994)
Hunt Emerson: Casanova’s Last Stand (1993)
Bryan Talbot: The Tale of One Bad Rat (1995)
Paul Karasik & David Mazzucchelli: City of Glass (1994)
Chester Brown: The Playboy (1992)
Chester Brown: I Never Liked You (1994)
Howard Cruse: Stuck Rubber Baby (1995)
Joe Sacco: Palestine (1996)
Joe Sacco: Safe Area Goražde (2000)
Daniel Clowes: Ghost World (1997)
Daniel Clowes: David Boring (2000)
Seth: It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken (1996)
Raymond Briggs: Ethel and Ernest (1998)
Posy Simmonds: Gemma Bovery (1999)
Dave McKean: Cages (1998)
Steve Darnall & Alex Ross: Uncle Sam (1998)
Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell: From Hell (1999)
Dylan Horrocks: Hicksville (1998)
Ben Katchor: The Jew of New York (1998)
Chris Ware: Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth (2000)
Craig Thompson: Goodbye, Chunky Rice (1999)
Brian Biggs: Dear Julia, (2000)
Jason Lutes: Berlin (2000, collected in a complete edition 2018)
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