Eddie Campbell is a master of the delicate sketch which is weighted down by some secret foundation. Were I to do this over again, I'd find copies of his Alec books in their separate volumes and space my reading of them out.

I really liked the first 3 chapters (2 books and a collection of fragments.) I thought How to Become an Artist was interesting mostly to people who care about the comics business (and artists, obvs). The rest of it was good, but the tone was that of a man who does a lot of dithering. It is poignant in some places but not always cohesive, and it was a bit much to ingest all at once.