Richard McGuire (born 1957) is an American illustrator,

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, children's book author, and musician. His illustrations have been published in ''

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''. His short story ''

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'' is among the most lauded comic book stories from recent decades. An updated book-length version of ''Here'' was published by

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in December 2014. McGuire is a founding member and bassist for the band

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, best known for their song "

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", whose bass line has been frequently sampled.

Bibliography

Comics

Short stories

* "The Dot Man," 1 pg. from ''Bad News'' #3 (Fantagraphics, 1988) * "

", 6 pgs. from ''

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'' vol. 2 #1 (1989) (). Reprinted in ''An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories'' vol. 1 (Yale University Press, 2006) () and ''

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'' #8 (Buenaventura Press, 2006) () * "The Thinkers," 1 pg. from ''

'' vol. 2 #2 (1990) () * "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) ()

Graphic Novels

* ''Here'' (Pantheon: 2014) ()

Children's literature

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

Adult literature

* ''Popeye and Olive'' (Paris: Cornelius, 2001) () * ''P+O'' (Paris: Cornelius, 2002) ()

Filmography

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

References

External links

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A sample of his New Yorker coversNotes from a UK comics event

An interview on his music and comics careers

An interview concerning his animated works

Spoiler Alert Radio interview

Who's Afraid of Noir- an interview

Follow the oranges in The Orange Book
{{DEFAULTSORT:McGuire, Richard Living people American comics artists American illustrators American graphic designers American children's writers People from New Jersey Alternative cartoonists Raw (magazine) The New Yorker people 1957 births 20th-century American bass guitarists Graphic novelists