The second volume in Fantagraphics' English-language
collection of the internationally beloved newspaper strip.
Elves, witches, forest monsters, unicorns, children, talking cats and
penguins... plus zombies with fitbits, Stephen King's Christine working
as an Uber, and office politics? The bounds of a daily comic strip
don't restrict Macanudo's imagination or subjects. With the range of
The Far Side, the whimsy of Mutts, and the heart of Calvin & Hobbes,
artist Liniers brings his distinctive illustrative line and sensitive
watercolors to whatever crosses his mind on a given day. Readers of
the previous volume will recognize some recurring characters and stock players, but
each book stands alone, and every strip builds its own world. Whether commenting
on pop culture, society, or the environment, or celebrating art, nature, or the act
of reading, Liniers (Ricardo Siri) expresses his thoughts with joy and beauty. Most
of them are funny, too.
Beginning in 2002 in Buenos Aires, Macanudo steadily gained popularity
around the world, and has been appearing in US newspapers since 2018. Optimism
Is for the Brave is the second of a series of volumes collecting Liniers' groundbreaking
strip.