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Creator Kim Deitch Issues 3 ISBN 978-0-375-42431-1 Date 2007 | 3.8/5 Goodreads Published in The Stuff of Dreams Date of publication 2002 Originally published 2007 Page count 136 Publisher Pantheon Books | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alias the Cat is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Kim Deitch, published by Pantheon Books in 2007. It originally appeared as a three-issue comic book in 2002 as The Stuff of Dreams from Fantagraphics Books.
Contents
The metafictional book stars Deitch himself and his best-known creation, Waldo the Cat. It's about a character named Alias the Cat who appeared in 1915 in a comic strip and a serial film, as well as in real life as a freedom-fighting superhero, but who mysteriously disappears. As Deitch researches the character, the story keeps getting more and more involved.
Characters
Publishing history
Originally Alias was published as a three-issue series of comics, called The Stuff of Dreams, published by Fantagraphics Books in 2002. It was collected by Pantheon Books in hardcover form in 2007.
Reception
When serialized as The Stuff of Dreams, the story won the Eisner Award for Best Single Issue or One-Shot in 2003.
Greg McEllhatton called Alias the Cat! one of the stronger pieces of metafiction he'd seen in comics.