Sunday, February 06, 2011

Box Office Poison

I picked this up on a whim over a year ago at The Beguiling (excellent comic store in the Annex in Toronto).  It's kind of your typical indie-comic in the sense that it's about a group of twenty sometimes right in that point of their life where they need to either shit or get off the pot.  What's atypical about it is that it's presented in a way that's extremely real.  It's not about building towards a happy or a sad ending, it's just moving along.  It has a conclusion, sure, but life will continue on past this.  Some looks good - some looks okay.  Sometimes people grow and get over their shit - sometimes they don't.  This book doesn't try to give everyone a super rewarding arc - that doesn't happen in life.  So those looking for a more traditional three-act structure may find themselves wanting more from this offering, but for those who love realistic slice of life pieces then this is probably right up your alley.  And don't let the size of it scare you off (600+ pgs), you can get through it in a few days of off-and-on reading. 
Box Office Poison

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