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Books You Got Pictures In My Words: The Fart Party
Posted by Paul Constant on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 3:20 PM
What's the book? The Fart Party: Volume 2 by Julia Wertz.
What's it about? It's mostly a collection of Wertz's webcomic diary. In this volume, her relationship falls apart and she moves, all the while working crappy minimum-wage jobs. The drawing is mostly crude, the comics can be aimless, and Wertz's life choices can sometimes be maddening.
What's the art look like?
Do you recommend it? I do. I wish I could explain why, but it's just something visceral with me: These cartoons feel like short, sincere letters from Wertz, and she's someone I'm glad to know. If undramatic autobiography is your thing, this is right up your alley. If only she'd change the goddamned name of her strip. I feel like an ass recommending something titled The Fart Party.
Will this become regular? Some of the works you are presenting are just wonderful and I'd never have stumbled upon them without these tips.
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