LIFE As I Saw It
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I have never once written a "missed connections" ad, nor even a M4W ad of any kind This comics collection gets at a wide range of stuff and is hard to put down View all 3 comments. Feb 02, Gary Lee rated it it was ok Shelves: Too long and uneven to really be great; too short to be overbloated and awful. This one had some great pieces scattered throughout, but most were mediocre at best.
How would my life change if I saw everything as an opportunity?
Unless you want to help support indie comics published through a mainstream house, or you're a fan of more than five contributors found within, you can probably skip this one. Jul 23, Melissa added it Shelves: Mar 26, Chibineko rated it really liked it Shelves: I ended up buying this book after having read most of Wertz' other work. For the most part this is actually a pretty good book. The listings in this are pulled from craigslist as well as other venues, but seems to be predominantly craigslist.
The stories run from funny to sad to downright tragic. We see possible reactions to these listings runn I ended up buying this book after having read most of Wertz' other work. We see possible reactions to these listings running from the embarrassing to the joyous. Some of the more memorable strips to me anyway had to have been the librarian strip as well as the "cute girl in the diner" mixup.
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The artwork in here ranges from the cutesy to the elaborate to the surreal. Sorry I'm not more descriptive, but you'll find all types in this book. For this reason there might be some readers who will adore one style, only to be turned off by another. The overall impression I had of this book was favorable. I'm sure you'll find your favorite but overall most of the excerpts were gems.
Dec 15, Raina rated it liked it Shelves: Fun little collection of comic artists riffing on real-life personal ads. They vary in length from a page to several, some are anecdotes of the creators actual experiences relating to personals, some use the sequential art medium to give the text a whole new generally creepy meaning. It was fun to see the variety of approaches and illustration styles Wertz includes artists from both the published GN community and the zine community, which is very very cool , although I did see a prevailing th Fun little collection of comic artists riffing on real-life personal ads.
It was fun to see the variety of approaches and illustration styles Wertz includes artists from both the published GN community and the zine community, which is very very cool , although I did see a prevailing theme of mocking the pathetic desperation of the persons who wrote the ads. Most of these feel kinda miserable and anticlimactic, which is fitting since we don't actually know the fate of the ads in almost every case.
Fun to discover new artists for to follow, although none of the stories were long enough to convert me to a new style if I didn't have an immediate aesthetic connection. If that makes any sense. It's potluck day and I have very little brain. Dec 25, Printable Tire rated it really liked it. I especially appreciated the artists who took the time not to depict the usual fat redneck salivating over hot girl angle. I want to do a comic of a craiglist mc I saw one time that started like this: I think you're incredibly sexy. I love your tight jeans and dark eyes. You're always really funny, and I can't tell if you're flirting or just being nice.
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It seemed to me to be an ingenious marketing strategy: The last caption would be all these hipster dudes that look the same staring awkwardly at each other while some hot hipster chick plays onstage. It only took an hour to read. Ultimately, it was a pretty sad book. But I suppose you expect that from a book about people searching for love no? A lot of the 'missed connections' were rather sweet in and of themselves, and you could tell when the artist had chosen a rather creepy one for the shock value alone.
I did enjoy the ones taken completely out of context though. All in all, I suppose it actually made me feel a little better for the dozens of stupid little crushes I develop about p Well. All in all, I suppose it actually made me feel a little better for the dozens of stupid little crushes I develop about people on a daily basis.
I guess I can be a little prouder about these crushes and actually one day being the creepy guy who acts upon a heart flutter as so I end up with a black eye, rather than a sad little comic about how indecisive I was. Aug 12, Jai Hamid rated it it was amazing. I remember I first saw this collection of comics in the same bookstore that Ginsberg first performed and rattled from the jowls of the Earth "Howl. I didn't get to finish reading it due to my hosts itching to get me to something in their minds more culturally profound.
I ended up spending an hour at the pier eating stale and salt crusted calm chowder in a greasy sourdough ball. I again picked it up a few days ago with the same odd feeling of connection and attraction and am I remember I first saw this collection of comics in the same bookstore that Ginsberg first performed and rattled from the jowls of the Earth "Howl.
I again picked it up a few days ago with the same odd feeling of connection and attraction and am glad I did. Short, sweet, simple, laugh-out-loud-funny, cringe worthy, a tickle or two. I quite enjoyed it. You should check it out instead of staring at the Alcatraz ferry that is booked for the day. Jun 04, Katie rated it it was amazing Shelves: Well put together collection of an interesting theme. Mar 01, eva rated it really liked it Shelves: I love these comics!
There's lots more to love, but those are the ones I remember most. Jun 21, Nghi Vo rated it really liked it. Voyeuristic, whimsical and weird, so a winner! Jun 17, Elise Finlinson rated it really liked it. A really cool anthology about Craigslist missed connections.
It was super cool to see different people's takes on the quirky nature of these messages. Jan 22, Andy Stocker rated it really liked it. Fun, cute, kinda creepy. It's a great collection of a lot of different artists. Jun 14, Maya rated it it was ok. Some of the comics were repetitive and some were creepy at times.
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