PRAISE FOR SCOTT CHANTLER AND BIX:

“We’re accustomed to seeing beautiful work by award-winning cartoonist Scott Chantler, but this book is particularly special….There’s minimal dialogue, and its expressive, silent art, all oriented horizontally, tells the story…..Chantler…varies the number of panels per page, the page layouts and the content of each panel, to pull off the trick perfectly. And it reflects the mood of the story. Frenetic scenes of dancing through the Jazz Age are crowded, while sad moments…are in sparse, measured arrangements. This book’s a gem, and so is Chantler.” —Toronto Star

“A marvel of imaginative illustrated narration….A vivid interpretation of the life of a remarkable musician.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Eisner-nominated Chantler utilizes the deliberate cadence of panels alternating with layered multipanel visual bursts to denote musicality and the excitement of life in this nearly worldless graphic biography, a daring and bold experiment that stunningly succeeds.” —Library Journal (starred review)

"Joyful and elegiac by turns…Chantler is…doing something wonderfully new. Succeeds on every level….[A] deeply felt portrait.” —Booklist (starred review)

“Crisp, monochrome visuals are reminiscent of midcentury newspaper comics, as well as Seth’s Clyde Fans….melancholic, gorgeously orchestrated.” —Publishers Weekly

"Wonderfully conceived....Polished and lovely." —Seth, author of Clyde Fans

“A master storyteller.”—Alexander Chee

“Somehow Scott manages to up his game with each new volume." —Chris Samnee

“[Chantler's] Two Generals should be given to all prospective cartoonists as a tutorial on how to visually tell tales.” —Jamie S. Rich

“Chantler is a talent not to be ignored.” —The A.V. Club