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This Will All End in Tears
by
Joe Ollmann
In these five beautifully illustrated stories, Ollmann peers into the cracks of everyday life, finding inspiration in those slightly uncomfortable moments, both extraordinary and mundane, that make life ... well ... interesting. Influenced by a variety of artists such as Ben Katchor, Charles Schulz, Ralph Steadman, and Edward Gorey, Ollmann draws the inhabitants of his wor...more
Paperback, 166 pages
Published
September 1st 2006
by Insomniac Press
(first published January 1st 2006)
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Just started this one for John Mutford's Canadian Book Challenge #4. From the intro, I'm told that it takes at least five years to crank out a graphic novel if you're under the influence (of friends and booze and/or illicit substances) and you have a deadline - ten years without the deadline.
I loved these stories. The characters are awkward, and unsure of themselves, but the characters come to some level of acceptance. The "normal" people in the stories, like the hunters, and the people that the waitress work with, come off looking rather assholish.
Everyone is just a little bit (or a lot bit) lonely and defeatist. Ollmann writes/draws characters with an interesting mix of cynicism and affection.
I picked this up for a dollar at Toronto's "Word on the Street" festival. Best dollar I've spent on a book so far.
Jan 23, 2008
Danielle
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
those who dont mind some macabre humour
Shelves:
graphicnovels,
2008
I've been trying to plough my way through the nominee's for the Doug Wright awards and I had to say, this one was the least like the style of comic I enjoy, but I loved it.
The book is comprised of several short stories and Ollman manages to climb into each of his main characters bodies and minds and they each come off with different weaknesses and strengths (if any) but they are each equally fascinating. While the deer hunting one was memorable, it's the last story about the two brothers that re...more
The book is comprised of several short stories and Ollman manages to climb into each of his main characters bodies and minds and they each come off with different weaknesses and strengths (if any) but they are each equally fascinating. While the deer hunting one was memorable, it's the last story about the two brothers that re...more
Pretty dark but entertaining
Of the five stories in Joe Ollmann's graphic novel "This Will All End In Tears," I enjoyed three of them. Sixty percent isn't exactly high, but I'm very picky about roundabout non-conclusions, which Ollmann loves. If possible, though, find some way to read the one about the guy who goes hunting with his guy friends from work. He shoots a deer and the conclusions he draws are hilarious, ironic and heartwarming.
short comic stories about average internal monologue people in Canada
fun style of drawing and a great read on the bus
some drunk mess tried to get into a fight with me tonight while I was enjoying it and
i ended up wishing the mess "good luck" with his life
as a closing statement
fun style of drawing and a great read on the bus
some drunk mess tried to get into a fight with me tonight while I was enjoying it and
i ended up wishing the mess "good luck" with his life
as a closing statement
This book of comics is well done, the art is great and the stories, while sad, ring true. Recommended.
Really, really good but fucked up and sad, too.
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