{"id":4277,"date":"2017-02-23T00:01:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T06:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4277"},"modified":"2017-02-22T22:12:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T04:12:31","slug":"the-art-of-mike-cavallaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4277","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Mike Cavallaro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2017\/02\/Decelerate Blue-int-8large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2017\/02\/Decelerate Blue-int-8cuttingz.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click to enlarge and see page in its entirety)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nLast week at <em>Kirkus<\/em>, I talked to author Adam Rapp (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/features\/taking-things-slow-adam-rapp\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>) about his new graphic novel, <em>Decelerate Blue<\/em> (First Second, February 2017). Today, I&#8217;m following up with some art from the book, which was illustrated by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/66thousandmilesperhour.com\/michaelwordpress\/\">Mike Cavallaro<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Enjoy. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2017\/02\/Decelerate Blue-int-9large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2017\/02\/Decelerate Blue-int-9small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Go, Guarantee, Go.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2017\/02\/Decelerate Blue-int-10large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2017\/02\/Decelerate Blue-int-10small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;If you tamper with your chip<br \/>then you better be prepared to face the consequences. &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2017\/02\/Decelerate Blue-int-11large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2017\/02\/Decelerate Blue-int-11small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;&#8230; a purposeful purchase or two makes me feel linked up.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2017\/02\/Decelerate Blue-int-12large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2017\/02\/Decelerate Blue-int-12small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Can I be excused? I need to study my Brief Lit.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2017\/02\/Decelerate-Blue-coveruse.jpg\" border=1><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center>* * * * * * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><em>DECELERATE BLUE. Copyright \u00a9 2017 by Adam Rapp. Illustrations \u00a9 2017 by Mike Cavallaro and reproduced by permission of the publisher, First Second Books, New York.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Click to enlarge and see page in its entirety) &nbsp; Last week at Kirkus, I talked to author Adam Rapp (here) about his new graphic novel, Decelerate Blue (First Second, February 2017). Today, I&#8217;m following up with some art from the book, which was illustrated by Mike Cavallaro. 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