Cosmic Lion Productions has introduced a brand new, hardcover collection of autobiographical comics from award-winning creators Gideon Kendall (Heavy Metal, MAD Magazine) and Doug Latino (Bottoms Up, Tales from the Wolf).
Slated for launch in March, Wait It Gets Worse… If Only We Knew presents 270 pages of the unique comedian’s biggest hits, in addition to 10 new tales and 50 pages of never-before-seen materials, with a mixture of full colour and black-and-white artwork. In addition to a foreword by Denis Kitchen, the collection additionally options thematic chapter artwork from a wide range of creators, together with Josh Neufeld (American Splendor).
“The rogue’s gallery of auto-bio comics authors is replete with some truly messed-up personalities. Crumb, Pekar, Wilson, Eichhorn, Joe Matt… the list goes on,” Kendall stated in a press release. “Do these incredible creators embellish and play up their foibles for dramatic and comic effect? Sure. But to varying degrees, these are all people with problems. The funny thing about Doug is he’s actually pretty sane. Stable, even! Once you get past his drug-soaked early years, he’s a wholesome dude. But no amount of wholesomeness or stability can withstand the slaps and slights that life throws at you, and that’s what these stories are about.”
He added, “Now that my midlife crisis is over, the crisis of old age and eventual oblivion is just beginning. But at least I can take comfort in the fact that we, to the best of our abilities, have turned — and continue to turn — our struggles and embarrassments into ‘art’, or at least some bastardized version thereof. The only difference is that instead of telling our problems to a therapist, we’re telling them to you!”
Latino stated, “We have nothing but reverence for the Underground comix pioneers who came before us, and we’ve taken a ‘hi-lo’ approach to the production of the book. In a sense it’s all done in a high manner, using a ‘fancy hardcover’ to showcase stories that are silly, self-deprecating, embarrassing, and full of our foibles. It’s a very straightforward, almost academic, presentation of this irreverent, low-brow material — and some of our biggest inspirations have said we did a pretty good job of it, which to us is the highest form of praise.”
The Beat can current a smattering of unique preview pages from Wait It Gets Worse… If Only We Knew, seen under.
Wait It Gets Worse… If We Only Knew is accessible for pre-order from Cosmic Lion Productions for $30 and can start delivery in March.
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