Lost in the Fun Zone

by Leif Goldberg, Brian Chippendale (Foreword)

Lost in the Fun Zone is the long-awaited debut graphic novel from respected underground printmaker, animator, musician, and zinemaker Leif Goldberg. Transposing buddy and road film dynamics into the world of underground art comics, Goldberg adroitly balances absurdism with cultural snark and art history commentary to produce a book worthy of its name. Leif Goldberg was a member of the influential art collective Fort Thunder in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He is known for his bold screenprint work as well as experimental animation and contributions to the band Forcefield, who were part of the 2002 Whitney Biennial.

Genres: Comics

184 pages, Flexibound

First published August 15, 2017

Reviews

[Aalinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hab nix gerafft in dem Comic super wild what a Ride 10 von 10 sehr gut very inspiring wow

[Karl · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is fun in a Gary Panter kind of way. I didn’t understand any of it but that’s a good thing. It invites second readings.

This came with a Kickstarter campaign. 2D Cloud is a respectable art comix publisher and I’d recommend supporting them and checking out their back catalogue and recently announced 2018 Line.

[Robert Boyd · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very slight work of comics, surreal without being transgressive. Leif Goldberg was a member of Fort Thunder, back when they were producing art, silkscreen posters (I have one of Goldberg's posters from that era), concerts, and events in their converted warehouse in Providence, Rhode Island. He was also a member of the colorful noise collective Forcefield, which managed to be included in the 2002 Whitney Biennial. He and Forcefield bandmate Mat Brinkman co-founded Paper Rodeo, a comics publication that ended in 2006. But I don't really know what Goldberg has been doing since (while his bandmates have gone on to interesting art careers). Lost In The Fun Zone provides one answer. And it is fun.

[Jeff Lewonczyk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, gonzo, weird, random, sketchy, oblique, trashy, funny, inscrutable, surreal comix.