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Palookaville #21
by Seth
Published by Drawn and Quarterly
104p, color, hardcover, 6.5"x8.75"
$21.95
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"Continuing the new semiannual hardcover format for Palookaville in
volume 21, Seth presents two very different autobiographical pieces,
and the continuation of Part Four of the ongoing Clyde Fans serial. In
the latest dispatch from the beautifully crafted Clyde Fans, Abraham
muses further on the ruins of his life. Then, in the first sustained
sequence of the two Matchcard brothers, Abraham and Simon finally sit
down together and begin to talk.
"Nothing Lasts" is the first
half of a sketchbook memoir about Seth's childhood and adolescence in
small-town Ontario. It is a wryly self-conscious, often moving visit to
the attic of Seth's memories: from his first attempts at cartooning to
the last time he kissed his mother good night, "Nothing Lasts" is a
masterpiece of the graphic short story.
Finally, the third
section of Palookaville #21 consists of entries from the comic-strip
diary Seth has been keeping for almost a decade. He employs a mixture
of hand-drawn panels and rubber stamps of his own work to tell
anecdotes about moments from his life. Nothing from this diary has ever
been made public before. This lushly designed collection of stories
comprises an anthology of the different types of cartooning work Seth
has done over his two-decade-long career."
Finally, the third
section of Palookaville #21 consists of entries from the comic-strip
diary Seth has been keeping for almost a decade. He employs a mixture
of hand-drawn panels and rubber stamps of his own work to tell
anecdotes about moments from his life. Nothing from this diary has ever
been made public before. This lushly designed collection of stories
comprises an anthology of the different types of cartooning work Seth
has done over his two-decade-long career."