Reviews

Misery Loves Comedy by Ivan Brunetti

testpattern's review

5.0

This collection, of the first three issues of Ivan Brunetti's marvelous Schizo, is one of the most beautiful comics i have ever read. Ivan has some issues for damn sure. His therapist writes the introduction. In the letters page for Schizo 2, R. Crumb asks, "Have you ever heard of Prozac?" Brunetti's views in these pages are dark, self loathing and misanthropy are the prevalent textures. However, underneath all of that lies a true bruised hopefulness and a tentative love of the worl that makes this a truly rich body of work. Moreover, Brunetti's stylistic range is absolutely breathtaking. The man is truly one of the grand battlepopes of cartooning. He draws like god.

glitterandtwang's review

2.0

i wanted to like this a lot more than i did. the first two issues of schizo are just too bleak.

keef's review

4.0

Filthy, self-loathing, hilarious, and brilliant. Ivan Brunetti is deeply fucked-up but ultimately likable and understandable.