{"product_id":"unfinished-sc-3-poems","title":"Unfinished SC 3 Poems","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e*** SIGNED BY TOM NEELY AT THIRD EYE COMICS - ANNAPOLIS - 10\/2\/24 - 7PM - 8PM ***\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA book of experimental poetry-as-comics by Los Angeles based artist Tom Neely. Best known for the cult-hit slash-fiction comics\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHenry \u0026amp; Glenn Foreve\u003c\/em\u003er (Microcosm Publishing) and the riotous ape-biker-gang comic book series\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Humans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Image Comics), Neely began these small drawings and paintings in 2010 as an experiment in creating abstract one panel gag comic strips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ideas of these poems sprang out of conversations about Art with Neely’s best friend and fellow cartoonist Dylan Williams (Sparkplug Comic Books) who passed away in 2011. Neely began these pieces as a means to push himself into new ideas of abstract and non-linear, narrative work – to find freedom in the images and the sequences. The paintings shuffled and re-shuffled until they found their sequential voice as poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first poem “I just figured it all out…” digs deep into Neely’s soul to ask why does one make art? “Noise” is a commentary on the loss of faith in the true nature of Art in a modern world that is caught up in a flurry of disposable, candy-coated pop-culture. “Unfinished” is about loss – the loss of a friend to an early death, and finding yourself lost in a self you no longer understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeely wasn’t sure if he wanted to release this work to the public. These deeply personal pieces spanned a period between 2010 and 2013, painted with ink, watercolor, acrylics, collage and tears. To some, this work harkens back to Neely’s earlier surrealistic graphic novels\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wolf\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as his previous book of comic strip poetry\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrilliantly Ham-fisted\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silver Sprocket","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532345299196,"sku":"TE-9781945509094","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/4975\/4108\/files\/silver-sprocket-comic-books-signed-unfinished-sc-3-poems-signed-by-tom-neely-te-9781945509094-signed-42566521946364.jpg?v=1762980638","url":"https:\/\/shop.thirdeyecomics.com\/products\/unfinished-sc-3-poems","provider":"Third Eye Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}