The Boulevard of Broken Dreams (comics)
| The Boulevard of Broken Dreams | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2002 |
| Page count | 160 pages |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Kim Deitch, Simon Deitch |
| Artists | Kim Deitch, Simon Deitch |
| Creator | Kim Deitch |
| Editors | Art Spiegelman, Chip Kidd |
| Original publication | |
| Published in | Raw vol. 2, #3 (Penguin Books) |
| Issues | 1 |
| Date of publication | 1991 |
| ISBN | 978-0375421914 |
The Boulevard of Broken Dreams is a 2002 graphic novel by Kim Deitch (with Simon Deitch), published by Pantheon Books. Featuring Deitch's recurring character, Waldo the Cat, the book is "a twisted allegorical history of the rise and fall of American animation," including the career of cartoonist/animator Winsor McCay; and embodies Deitch's decades-long engagement with the intersection of comics, animation, and artistic authenticity.
Kim Deitch was an original member of the underground comix movement; The Boulevard of Broken Dreams helped bring his work to the mainstream book trade. The book was chosen by Time magazine in 2005 as one of the 100 best English-language graphic novels ever written.