The Essential Lenny Bruce: His Original Unexpurgated Satirical Routines, edited by John Cohen
reading some work of an important early comedian
Tag: comic
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smh chats naked comedy with Daniel Farr (no one is naked here)
In Limbo by deb jj lee
a book that potentially argues it’s worse to be depressed than abusive???
Under The Banner of King Death by David Lester & Marcus Rediker
oh, a pirate’s life for me (without the fish-based diet and violence)
Ex Machina Book #1 by Brian K Vaughan & Tony Harris
a fine read, especially as it only cost me a pound (english for money)
American Vampire #1 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque & Stephen King
a comic book that’s errr fine i suppose
We Were Younger Once by Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet
lovely graphic memoir from a small Canadian indie
the discworld graphic novels adapted from Terry Pratchett by Scott Rockwell & illustrated by Steven Ross
terrified i may look like i dont know how to drive
Penguin Classics Marvel Collection: Black Panther by various
are superheroes for superzeroes?
Why I Hate Saturn by Kyle Baker
why i didn’t like why i hate saturn
Internet Crusader by George Wylesol
a very millennial internet-set graphic novel – i enjoyed a lot
Black Blizzard by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
a manga from the 1950s
Paying the Land by Joe Sacco
not a sacco sh*it
the underwater welder by jeff lemire
spooky graphic novel
My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness by Nagata Kabi
it’s good though it’s very optimistic
Berlin: City of Stones by Jason Lutes
the first part of a lauded comic about the weimar republic
Sabrina by Nick Drnaso
some thoughts on toronto trams
My Brother’s Husband: Volume Two by Gengoroh Tagame
part two of a beautiful graphic novel
Mi novio Caballo [My Boyfriend, the Horse] by Xiomara Correa
a book about modern love i.e. travel and drugs and sex with a horse
My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
a dark, engaging, affecting read
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
this is not a test, it’s a memoir
Angel Catbird by Margaret Atwood & Johnnie Christmas
Atwood made a comic book, it’s fun but that’s about it
Preacher: Book Four by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
Preacher is fine, but it’s irrelevant to real life. I should adopt a Syrian child refugee.
Killing and Dying by Adrian Tomine
What next? I thought I’d go with something a little different, a little rounder, wider, more fictional and less harrowing.Continue Reading
Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007: The Quasimodo Gambit by Don McGregor and Gary Caldwell
By the time I came to read the copy of The Quasimodo Gambit I’d bought on eBay at far more than itsContinue Reading
Preacher: Book One by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
I first read about Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s comic Preacher at the 2014 British Library exhibition, Comics Unmasked. OfContinue Reading
Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
Due to a bereavement, I spent a lot of time with my family over the Summer, and one of theContinue Reading
From Aberystwyth With Love by Malcolm Pryce
Even committed literary snobs like myself need a break from time to time, so in order to cleanse my paletteContinue Reading
From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
I’d like to point out, before I begin this review, that I didn’t like graphic novels before they were cool.Continue Reading
On Not Publishing A Naked Picture of Myself Yesterday
Yesterday I took a naked photograph of myself – from behind – to use as the accompanying picture for myContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 