[bhaley29]

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".

[daylight]

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

[metronome]

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[chris]

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.

[skippy the wonder dog]

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.

[screw_ball]

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.

[skippy the wonder dog]

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

But Wikipedia is still wrong.

[bhaley29]

thank you lighthouse keeper....