Independently Animated: Bill Plympton: The Life and Art of the King of Indie Animation
“No one ever needs an excuse to seek out animator Bill Plympton -- the urge to laugh until stuff comes spewing out the nostrils is reason enough -- but now there’s a big gorgeous book full of Plympton’s weird, hilarious, haunting work.” ~The Maddow Blog“Independently Animated: Bill Plympton, The Life and Art of the King of Indie Animationjuxtaposes the story of Academy Award-nominee Plympton’s life and art against the background of the animation industry.” ~Publishers Weekly“...reads like a meandering journey into the mind of a slightly demented and always devious social agitator who wielded his colored pencils to entertain fans and influence artists around the world.” ~Coolhunting.com“Mention indie animation and Bill Plympton’s name is the first to pop to mind. Since the mid-1980s, the New York-based animator has entertained audiences with his unique and quirky take on human (and canine) foibles, without having to conform to any particular formula, genre or studio mentality.” ~Animation Magazine“The lavishly illustrated new bookIndependently Animated: The Life and Art of the King of Indie Animation, by Bill Plympton and David Levy, is part biography, part retrospective, and part behind-the-scenes look at Bill Plympton’s life and career.” ~flavorpill.com“This is definitely a retrospective book that everyone should pick up.” ~Juxtapoz