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There isn't a role Francis has played well. An actor well past his prime, he barely has an acting career to speak of. His ex-wife, Claudette, finds him pathetic and he routine- ly disappoints his precocious young son, Courtney. When an opportunity to play the dying father of a teenage pop sensation chasing indie film credit comes along, Francis must sacrifice his ego and heightened self-importance for this one last shot at legacy. The mortality of his on-screen character is a stark reminder of his own end that day by day feels closer than ever before. In the end, what will Francis have to show for the life he has lived? From writer John Dermot Woods and artist Matt L. comes a deeply meditative graphic novel about aging and posterity,

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A moving meditation on art and mortality --Lincoln Michel, author of The Body Scout Inserts itself into our hearts. --Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn

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John Dermot Woods writes stories and draws comics in Brooklyn, NY. He is the author of several books including The Baltimore Atrocities (Coffee House Press), Always Blue (Radix), and Activities (Publishing Genius). He enjoys playing tennis on New York City's cracked courts and surfing along New York City's temperamental and often frigid shoreline. He is a long- time professor of English and Creative Writing at SUNY Nas- sau Community College. Matt L. is a cartoonist from Albany, NY. He earned his BFA from Parsons in Paris. He was later accepted into Juilliard's professional internship program for scenic painting. He currently works at Upstate Scenic located in the Hudson Valley.

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