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It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken

It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken

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By Seth. Published by Drawn & Quarterly. 

Softcover, 176 pages, 2-Colour, 2004 (originally published 1993-1996)

An acknowledged classic returns gorgeously re-designed.

In his first graphic novel, It's a Good Life, if You Don't Weaken–one of the best-selling D & Q titles ever–Seth pays homage to the wit and sophistication of the old-fashioned magazine cartoon. While trying to understand his dissatisfaction with the present, Seth discovers the life and work of Kalo, a forgotten New Yorker cartoonist from the 1940s. But his obsession blinds him to the needs of his lover and the quiet desperation of his family. Wry self-reflection and moody colours characterize Seth's style in this tale about learning lessons from nostalgia. His playful and sophisticated experiment with memoir provoked a furious debate among cartoon historians and archivists about the existence of Kalo, and prompted a Details feature about Seth's "hoax".

“[Seth] invites the reader to linger cozily in his ruminative, patient stories, each of which grows from Seth's obsession with the past.” —The Village Voice

“Rich, evocative...characterized by small moments revealing the author's sharp eye for detail” —The Globe and Mail

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