Freelance writer and editor. Made in Ohio, based in Berlin.
I got this advance copy (the book’s not actually out until April) at work, so it wasn’t the final version, and some of the mistakes still in it were annoying. (Like two versions of the same paragraph left in.) But aside from that, it’s a cute book and a very fast read. The author travels […]
MoreA miserable little boy goes missing in the small town of Ice Haven. Daniel Clowes, who wrote “Ghost World,” is another artist (like Seth and Chris Ware) who make their drawings ambiguous enough that the story could be taking place any time from the 1950s to the 1970s. THE LOWDOWN Published: 2005, 88pp Obtained via: […]
MoreSeth is the comic artist currently running in the NYT Mag’s Funny Page section. Like Chris Ware, his plots are thorough and historic. You get a real sense of place from his drawings. “Wimbledon Green” is more of a traditional, straightforward style of drawing than the “George Sprott” series. “Wimbledon Green,” the story of a […]
MoreChris Ware is the master. Part of his “Building Stories” series (which shows up in the back of Vol. 16) was in The New York Times Magazine’s Funny Pages from September 2005 to April 2006, and Ware edited the McSweeney’s all-comics 13th issue. His schematic, cinematic style of drawing reveals so many details that you […]
MoreI picked this up on a whim because i always judge books by their covers, and it turned out to be a fantastic choice. Cathy, Gerty and Sasha are middle-aged fans of boy band 110 per¢, and their obsession causes conflict with their acquaintances and loved ones. THE LOWDOWN Published: 2006, 136 pp. Obtained via: […]
MoreLike the other Jeffrey Brown’s “Unlikely,” “Every Girl…” is about him and his attempts at dating various girls, except by this time he’s amassed a bit of a history and includes a glossary at the beginning to keep them straight. THE LOWDOWN Published: 2005, 104 pp. Obtained via: Copacetic Date started: 1.2.07 Date finished: 1.2.07 […]
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