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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Al Burian , Al BurianPublisher: Microcosm Publishing Imprint: Microcosm Publishing Edition: 2nd Second Edition, Second ed. Dimensions: Width: 22.30cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 14.00cm Weight: 0.213kg ISBN: 9780972696739ISBN 10: 0972696733 Pages: 156 Publication Date: 30 May 2004 Recommended Age: From 16 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAn interesting little book. First comes the struggle to define exactly what it is; certainly it's a memoir, as Burian guides the reader through his travels and angst. But as to whether or not it is a graphic novel or an illustrated prose book, that's an entirely different question. The book combines both in heavy doses; many sections are carried strictly by Burian's cartooning, yet perhaps even more of the book is handwritten prose accompanying the pictures or even pushing them away completely. The confessional nature of the stories Burian tells here reminded me very much of the work of Jeffrey Brown, though I actually liked Burian's work better. Brown's work tends to be annoying and whiny, but Burian does a very good job of putting his problems on the page and not waving his dick at them. You see him, you see what's wrong with him, and he doesn't need to tell you just how big of a fuck up he might be at that moment. I really respected the way he handled those moments. I've become fairly inured to confessionals over the last few years, so it takes a lot for something in the genre to light me on fire. But if you like cartoonists like Brown, then I have no hesitations about recommending Burian for a reading experience you'd enjoy. --Marc Mason, Comics Waiting Room Author InformationAl Burian is the author of two collections of his zines: Burn Collector andNatural Disaster. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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