A review by kurtwombat
Bardin the Superrealist: His Deeds, His Utterances, His Exploits and His Perambulations by Max

challenging dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I recently read Giraffes on Horseback Salad: Salvador Dali, the Marx Brothers, and the Strangest Movie Never Made—a proposed screenplay for a Marx Brothers movie conceived by Salvador Dali.  Being more of Marx Brothers fan, I found that project to be too much Dali and not enough Marx Brothers. After reading the book, however, I wanted more Dali—so simultaneously the project was also too much Marx Brothers and not enough Dali. No Dali at hand, I fell upon the surrealism I did have—this collection of surrealist comic strips by MAX. The colors are engrossing—the images are fantastic—the perspective is skewed—the humor challenging. Feel free to rearrange all those descriptions—you’d still capture the essence of these comics. Some of the strips failed to land their punches (or I failed to get my face in the way)  but mostly I loved this. Best part was the end piece without dialogue—it spoke volumes.