Description: This hilarious classic from Dan Clowes is a brutal and scathing peek into the insular, pathetic world of the comic industry as seen through the eyes of antihero Dan Pussey. The author parodies the superhero genre and his peers, and skewers the business of comics.
Brief description: Daniel Clowes is a Harvey, Eisner, Ignatz, and PEN America Literary Award Winner whose comics and graphic novels have been translated into over 20 languages worldwide. He is also an Academy Award nominated screenwriter (for Ghost World), and retrospectives of his work have appeared at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Oakland Museum, and the Wexner Center in Columbus, OH. He lives in Oakland, California, with his wife and son.