false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175721503m/550537.jpg 550537 1 No job, no girlfriend, no home, no future. In 2001, cartoonist K. Thor Jensen had nothing. So he packed a bag and jumped onto a Greyhound bus, circling the United States on a 10,000-mile road trip. In this "joyously bleak handbook for the post-911 generation," Jensen tells his story and the stories of the people he meets on the way, in a tale that veers from the hilarious to the tragic. In over 300 pages of comics, you'll see flaming furniture, replica genitals, ghosts, fights and more of America than a graphic novel's ever dared to show. 537781 14 2 2007 Red Eye, Black Eye total:66|5:0|4:1|3:0|2:0|1:1| 66 189 86 16 1 1 false false Tue Jun 24 06:48:46 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 07:15:55 -0700 2008
Unfortunately, that was quickly recitified and the author took center stage, showing what an obnoxious and annoying person he seems to be. I honestl...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Sep 26 15:10:44 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 15:19:58 -0700 2008
Once again, I am a sucker for a book I can relate to. This was an enjoyable graphic novel (moreso graphic travel journal) relating the author's journey around the country via bus after he's tossed out of his apartment on October 1st (Hey! Just like me!). Not ...more...]]> 1 0 true false Tue Dec 04 22:17:18 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 06 13:20:14 -0800 2007
It starts with him getting fired, dumped and evict...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 09:18:02 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 09:20:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 12:03:19 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 12:03:34 -0700 2008 9-11 happens (he lives in Brooklyn). So with nothing to lose, he buys a Greyhound Ameripass, which allows his to tr...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 08:17:34 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 19:33:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 10:46:36 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 15:11:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 09:31:30 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 09:33:14 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 11:17:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 11:26:08 -0700 2008 1 Red Eye, Black Eye not just in terms of comics challenges but as a couchsurfer, which is something I've always wanted to do.
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Nothing really crazy in here, but a nice little account of the trip, which doesn't try to make up for the fact that there were no huge adventures.]]> 2 0 false false Sun Oct 28 22:22:42 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 22:22:42 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 20:25:08 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 20:26:13 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Wed Nov 18 14:37:18 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 14:37:18 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 11 09:06:08 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 09:06:08 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 17:43:53 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 20:01:17 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 17:43:53 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jul 31 06:57:40 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 06:57:40 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=550537