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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
While the sequel: the poor bastard exposes Joe Matt even less relenting, this first volume is almost as funny.
Following joe matts life we meet both not so noble thoughts, arguments with friends and girlfriends, unbearably intimate revelations(you won't believe any examples), watch him agonize about renting pron, followed but masturbation binges and so on. You'll love it, because even if Matt appears thouroughly unpleasant and selfish, he's so honest about his motives. that you cant help but love it. Oh, and the book concludes with seth giving us his 2 cents on the subject of the character of Joe Matt.
If you like The Office, or autobiographical comics in general, this is a must.
Following joe matts life we meet both not so noble thoughts, arguments with friends and girlfriends, unbearably intimate revelations(you won't believe any examples), watch him agonize about renting pron, followed but masturbation binges and so on. You'll love it, because even if Matt appears thouroughly unpleasant and selfish, he's so honest about his motives. that you cant help but love it. Oh, and the book concludes with seth giving us his 2 cents on the subject of the character of Joe Matt.
If you like The Office, or autobiographical comics in general, this is a must.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The honesty in this book is cringeworthy.
I loved it.
I originally came across Spent (schnarff) and rushed to find this book as fast as I could. Some of the things Joe writes about may have people judging him unfairly, but who doesn't have issues? His simple black and white art style suits his frugal life perfectly. I see a whole lot of myself in Joe Matt's writing and can't recommend him enough to friends.
Read this book.
Read as much Joe Matt as possible.
I loved it.
I originally came across Spent (schnarff) and rushed to find this book as fast as I could. Some of the things Joe writes about may have people judging him unfairly, but who doesn't have issues? His simple black and white art style suits his frugal life perfectly. I see a whole lot of myself in Joe Matt's writing and can't recommend him enough to friends.
Read this book.
Read as much Joe Matt as possible.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Joe Matt collects pages of his early comics work from when he started in 1987 up to 1991. The strips chronicle his neuroses about masturbation (something readers of his other books would know only too well), his troubled relationship with his girlfriend Trish, his obsession with saving money, comics, as well as snapshots from his past at high school, art school, summer jobs, his family, former girlfriends, and how he came to meet Chester Brown and Seth.
"Peepshow" being his earliest works, they show how he started out writing tiny panelled one-pagers and slowly developed into a more confident artist/writer trying different styles, larger panels, longer stories until by the end of the book Joe is putting together pages and pages for a narrative rather than relying on the one page format.
It's different from his other books as it's more bite-sized though the topics are great. Joe's obsessions are trivial and he knows it but he makes them fascinating for the reader not simply through embarassing sheer honesty but by telling them well. He's a born storyteller and simple stories about a fight with his girlfriend Trish over a shiatsu massage can be spun out over several (large) pages and be the stuff of high drama.
Also if you're a fan of other Drawn & Quarterly artists you'll be interested in Joe's meetings with Chester Brown (Yummy Fur) and Seth (Palookaville) and how they became friends, and how they lived in the early '90s. Also Seth contributes a 2 page strip as an afterword, explaining a few things about Joe Matt that doesn't portray him in the best light (but then neither do Joe's own strips) but is still very funny.
It's a great comic book from a great comic book artist whom I wish would get over his insecurities and put out more books like Seth does. A fun read and very enjoyable, "Peepshow" is brilliant.
"Peepshow" being his earliest works, they show how he started out writing tiny panelled one-pagers and slowly developed into a more confident artist/writer trying different styles, larger panels, longer stories until by the end of the book Joe is putting together pages and pages for a narrative rather than relying on the one page format.
It's different from his other books as it's more bite-sized though the topics are great. Joe's obsessions are trivial and he knows it but he makes them fascinating for the reader not simply through embarassing sheer honesty but by telling them well. He's a born storyteller and simple stories about a fight with his girlfriend Trish over a shiatsu massage can be spun out over several (large) pages and be the stuff of high drama.
Also if you're a fan of other Drawn & Quarterly artists you'll be interested in Joe's meetings with Chester Brown (Yummy Fur) and Seth (Palookaville) and how they became friends, and how they lived in the early '90s. Also Seth contributes a 2 page strip as an afterword, explaining a few things about Joe Matt that doesn't portray him in the best light (but then neither do Joe's own strips) but is still very funny.
It's a great comic book from a great comic book artist whom I wish would get over his insecurities and put out more books like Seth does. A fun read and very enjoyable, "Peepshow" is brilliant.
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