Desperation599 reviews Stephen King Signet, 1997 First King Experience + It takes long thoughts to see this novel as a strong work + Flawed, but still good This was the first Stephen King book that I ever read. I saw it at a 2nd hand store and figured for $5 I couldn't go wrong. Well I have to say when I opened it that night after work I could not put it down! This book was amazing! The intese details paint a perfect picture. Definately a good read.             Le Playboy3 reviews Chester Brown Les 400 coups, 2001 Personal experience and serialization + A poignant, touching story of lonely adolescence For the man who complained of Chester's work being nothing more than a tool for the elite to further distance themselves, I tell him not to base his reaction to this fine work on the snide remarks of a few poseurs. If you were to tell me you did not understand Chester Brown's work, I would have ...             Buddy Does Seattle (The Complete Buddy Bradley Stories from "Hate" Comics, Vol. I, 1990-94)6 reviews Peter Bagge, Everett True Fantagraphics Books, 2005 Truly the best of the best! + Ey Buddy! + Young, Dumb and Ugly + Best Episodes EVER!!! + The EARLY 90's             King-Cat Classix2 reviews John Porcellino Drawn and Quarterly, 2007 Zen, exhilirating, intimate--the everyman's story + I agree--this is excellent! King Cat Classix is a "selected works" of John P's past ten years' of work, and it is a hefty book! I couldn't wait for it to come out and read other reviewers, but now I'm honored to be the first. This tome is full of comics ranging from dreams, childhood memories, Zen parables, elegies to his dog ...             American Elf Volume 1: The Collected Sketchbook Diaries Of James Kochalka5 reviews James Kochalka Top Shelf Productions, 2004 His Best Work Yet! + An Artist's Life - As An Elf + more kochalka + Sha-zammm! + rhythms of life....             True Porn1 review Ivan Brunetti, Laurenn McCubbin, ... Alternative Comics, 2003 for fans of indy/ underground and erotic comix! My friend loaned me this book and I haven't returned it, it's sitting next to my fave chair. . . that's how good it is. I am fixing to buy me a copy of it and the vol 2 as well. Definetely not for people looking for a quick fix/ stroke book. Most of these stories really challenge the preconcieved ...             Misery Loves Comedy5 reviews Ivan Brunetti Fantagraphics Books, 2007 Disturbingly brilliant! + Holy Crap + Sweet Cynicism from Brunetti + A powerful, demented work + The feelgood read of the summer!!!             David Chelsea in Love3 reviews David Chelsea Reed Graphica, 2003 A very blunt look at life + In Love With "Love" I picked this book up at used book store for $5.00 the other day not knowing anything about the artist or the storyline. As an aspiring aritst myself and hopeful graphic novelist I found it very inspiring. I love how the characters are no sugar coated. Not even himself. He's not a hero and the ...             The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale192 reviews Art Spiegelman Pantheon, 1996 Yes. + MAUS is no mouse + Graphic literature at its best + For any who doubt what graphic fiction can do, this is the revelation.             Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man3 reviews John Porcellino La Mano, 2005 Seriously impressive work + Poetry in the form of comics + Great book Some of the finest and most considered autobiographical comics in an absurdly glutted field. Keep your eye on John Porcellino.             The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo2 reviews Joe Sacco Drawn and Quarterly, 2003 Sacco's Sarajevan Search + One of the best books I read last year Just to be clear, this is not a graphic novel, as some people are saying. It is graphic non-fiction, or graphic reportage, occupying a gray area somewhere between newsprint, photojournalism, memoir, cartooning, and essay. Sacco's first such book on Bosnia, Safe Area Gorazde, is a classic -- and ...             Mister I1 review Lewis Trondheim Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing, 2007 Visual gags with creative graphic novel twists are the hallmark of MISTER I Visual gags with creative graphic novel twists are the hallmark of MISTER I, a simple, fun little man who appears in full-color, tiny panels of wordless mishaps. Anticipate a series of strange, fun adventures in this wordless graphic art piece which may require an attention to smaller details than ...             The Acme Novelty Library15 reviews Chris Ware Pantheon, 2005 A Rarity These Days + Wared Out + amazing I've always enjoyed Mr. Ware's contributions to the genre, but this book....What can I say?! Amazing! Not only are the storylines dense, engaging, and complex, but the book itself is achingly gorgeous. Beautifully bound, a larger size, and with such lovely cover design, it could easily be mistaken ...             The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 4: Mr. Sixties!4 reviews R. Crumb Fantagraphics Books, 1989 Not his best stuff?? What are you talking about??? + Pretty good but with a lot of overlap with other collections + Comix Guaranteed To Blow Yer Mind! + Essential for anyone interested in Crumb or u.g. comics             True Story Swear To God Volume 1 (True Story: Swear to God) Tom Beland Image Comics, 2007 Tom Beland is a California cartoonist who is now living on the island of Puerto Rico, with the woman of his dreams he met at a bus stop a year ago in Disney World. It hasn't been easy, since his freelance clients haven't paid him in months, while demanding more work from him. But all that is going to change as Beland demands restitution... or else!             Alec: The King Canute Crowd1 review Eddie Campbell Top Shelf Productions, 2000 An Inspiration It's extremely gratifying to see Eddie Campbell's Alec collected again and available on Amazon. I remember reading these comics back in the mid-80's. Self-published by photocopier, often with hand-coloured covers, they redefined for me what comics were about, and what they could be about. These ...             Stuck in the Middle: 17 Comics from an Unpleasant Age4 reviews Viking Juvenile, 2007 Middle School May Have Made Me What I Am Today... + Unjustly Lambasted? ...but only in opposition and it sure felt like hell going through it. I bought this book to leaven the whole experience of my daughter applying to public middle schools here in Brooklyn. (The process is a little different in NYC - lots of choices, lots of stress about where you'll be accepted, ...             Awkward and Definition: The High School Comic Chronicles of Ariel Schrag2 reviews Ariel Schrag Touchstone, 2008 Love love love these books + Beautiful, rough, brutal, honest, awkward I'd already read Ariel Schrag's POTENTIAL, so I knew how astoundingly talented she is -- how painfully honest and beautifully hilarious her work is. When I was finally able to get my hands on a copy of her first two graphic novels, I tore through them in an afternoon, then slumped over on my couch, ...             Lost Souls229 reviews Poppy Z. Brite Dell, 1993 A great book. + Gratuitous, indulgent, and wholly enjoyable to the right kind of reader. Strongly recommended + My favorite book LOST SOULS was Poppy Z. Brite's first novel. Sixteen years later, it is STILL a powerhouse novel. Beginning during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, we are introduced to a few vampires. Christian is our main focus at this time, along with a young girl named Jesse. It isn't long after Jesse wants to ...             Dork: Who's Laughing Now? (Dork Volume 1)2 reviews Evan Dorkin SLG Publishing, 2001 Greatness in Panel form + What Do You Call A Dog With Wings? Evan dorkin is a genius, in my opinion. He creates strips that are bitingly funny with an underlying hint of Black Comedy. "Murder Family" is so sick it's good, "Fisher Price Theater" is sheer genius, and his collections of three-panel strips are simply hilarious. Check out "Phil the disco ...