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Anyone seen this book?
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An acknowledged classic returns in this new edition, gorgeously re-designed. Seth pays homage to the wit and sophistication of the old-fashioned magazine cartoon. While trying to understand his dissatisfaction with the present, Seth discovers the life and work of Kalo, a forgotten New Yorker cartoonist from the 1940s. But his obsession blinds him to the needs of his lover and the quiet desperation of his family. Wry self-reflection and moody colors characterize Seth's style in this tale about learning lessons from nostalgia. His playful and sophisticated experiment with memoir provoked a furious debate among cartoon historians and archivists about the existence of Kalo, and prompted a Details feature about Seth's "hoax".

I saw it in Chapters once and made a mental note to look into it, but never did.

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Here's a previous Hipbase threads on the topic: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://hipbase.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9300">http://hipbase.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9300</a><!-- m -->

The Hipbase search doesn't find it, but using google you can... weird.

The mighty Wikipedia is wrong again. The title of the Maurice Chevalier song is "It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)."

So the title of this graphic novel is likely borrowed from the Hip song.

skippy the wonder dog Wrote:The mighty Wikipedia is wrong again. The title of the Maurice Chevalier song is "It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)."

So the title of this graphic novel is likely borrowed from the Hip song.

The book came out six years before IVL.

Ah, so the 2003 edition is just a new edition. I stand corrected.

But Wikipedia is still wrong.

thank you lighthouse keeper....