false 64658205 419322 86142 189659770X 9781896597706 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171063887m/86142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171063887s/86142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86142.It_s_a_Good_Life_If_You_Don_t_Weaken 3.74 335 An Acknowledged Classic returns gorgeously re-designed.

In his first graphic novel, It’s a Good Life, if You Don’t Weaken--a best-selling D & Q titles ever--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 colours 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".
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