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This is actually a complimentary copy mailed to me by the author Joseph Patrick Larkin.

Arcade of Cruelty is a collection of sketches, collages and cartoons. Everything about the book breaks convention. The copyright and publisher information page is written without restrain with quotes like "All rights reserved, all suckers served" and "Publication of This Old Arcade of Cruelty was partially funded with cash made from More...

(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com:] I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted here illegally.)

As any comics fan knows, the medium has a long and proud tradition of self-hating artists, which often spills over into an overall hatred of the entire world in general; for example, see the work of a friend of mine here in Chicago named Ivan Brunetti, for a good look at just how hilarious More...

This book is infectious. By that, I mean it gave me several STDs. But it was worth that one night of exctasy. I mean, when I read it I was pretty high on exctasy. And that it was worth it, no matter what my conscience, my wife, the police, my cell mate or my probation officer might have to say about it. I've never read anything else like it. Also, I have never read anything else. Also, I can no longer read without getting, like, terrible eye-frying migraines. Lucky for me -- lucky for everybody More...

What I learned from this book? Oh, only how to live! And love!!! This book is a real hoot...and I'm not just saying that because I dumped a small fortune into the publication of this bad boy!!! Or am I...? Read the book to find out! (Buy it first. New. Not used.)

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