Since I do have a lot of his work, I was amused at the pathetic quality of this pair of illustrations when placed in conjunction with one another.


I wouldn't have laughed, save for the fact that he's a Libertarian. In that case, I could not stop myself from laughing. That said, the book is quite good. The best of the comic artists who work in the realm of autobiography are either very honest (guys like Joe Matt), or open the door enough into their psyche that you can infer enough about them to achieve the same effect as bald-faced honesty. I'd put Chester Brown in that second category. The fact that I was able to place these two illustrations together shows the power of his work. That I recalled that initial image at all says a lot about his skill, and that I think enough of his sequential art to have it in my bookcase after so many years.
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Hey, I like Ted Nugent's music.
No matter how much of an idiot he is, "Cat Scratch Fever" will always be a classically cool song.
Sometimes you just have to cut artists some slack.
Oh, I cut Brown some slack. I just wish I'd never known he was a Libertarian. Oh, well.
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