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This is as good as it gets

March 13th, 2008 Sarah - Alicia Ashman

I was feeling lousy last week.  Sick of the winter, sick of Decision 2008, then sick of this winter some more. 

So I was desperately in need of something, anything, to bring a little levity back into my soul.  And I’ll be, if the comic collection This Is As Bad As It Gets from Voutch didn’t just hit the spot.

It’s a thin book, with one comic and line of text to a page, and many of the comics are quite strange.  But there’s also quite a few that are so wonderful, so surreal, so funny, that they should be good to remember and giggle about long after you’ve returned the book to the library.*  And the artwork’s beautiful too; stylized people, rich color-drenched illustrations.  It was definitely good for what ailed me… especially since the winter isn’t over yet.

*Which one am I still laughing about?  Definitely the Viking standing on a rock addressing a crowd: “As your leader, I will be harsh but fair.  To be perfectly honest, I will be much more harsh than fair.”

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