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A review by crookedtreehouse
Compulsive Comics by Eric Haven
3.0
My favorite story in this collection validates my long believed theory that artists (not just visual artists, but writers, and performance artists) are terrible drivers. I have a writer friend who almost ran over [a:Saul Williams|4388|Saul Williams|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1218238825p2/4388.jpg], and another who was inches away from running over [a:Junot Díaz|55215|Junot Díaz|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1487667538p2/55215.jpg]. In this story, the narrator first accidentally runs over Daniel Clowes, then Adrian Tomine, and then presumably others are run over off-panel. Clowes and Tomine see each other in the afterlife, and "God" decides to return them to Earth to enact their vengeance.
It's the least weird story in the book.
The other two longer pieces in the collection lost my interest part way through. The art is fantastic, but I'm not usually a fan of comics that are more about philosophy than plot. The shorter, more humorous portions were more my speed.
I recommend this for people who enjoy the kind of comics that end up in [b:The Best American Comics 2016|28114503|The Best American Comics 2016|Roz Chast|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455172109s/28114503.jpg|48123816], fans of Canadian or European slice of life comics (this book is none of those things, but I think people who enjoy those things would also enjoy this), environmental philosophy enthusiasts, and those who wish to see Adrian Tomine and Daniel Clowes "get what they deserve".
It's the least weird story in the book.
The other two longer pieces in the collection lost my interest part way through. The art is fantastic, but I'm not usually a fan of comics that are more about philosophy than plot. The shorter, more humorous portions were more my speed.
I recommend this for people who enjoy the kind of comics that end up in [b:The Best American Comics 2016|28114503|The Best American Comics 2016|Roz Chast|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455172109s/28114503.jpg|48123816], fans of Canadian or European slice of life comics (this book is none of those things, but I think people who enjoy those things would also enjoy this), environmental philosophy enthusiasts, and those who wish to see Adrian Tomine and Daniel Clowes "get what they deserve".