Chrislip, Bruce – Thurber of Ohio

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Thurber of Ohio

No, I didn’t forget to add the usual sample image, it’s just that this comic is four pages long and it seemed like cheating if I had 50% of it up here for free. Not that that would cut greatly into Bruce’s profits, as he’s only asking for $.25 per copy of this mini, but it’s more the principle of the thing. Anyway, this comic is a brief recap of the life of James Grover Thurber, a former cartoonist for the New Yorker who died in 1961. There are a few examples of his work (and his dedication to simplicity in his comics), a pretty funny anecdote from his time at the New Yorker and his deteriorating eyesight. This takes up the bulk of the book (he says of a book that is, again, four pages) and we see Thurber trying surgery and different kinds of special equipment before finally settling on a powerful microscope attached to his glasses. In case you were wondering, yes, it is possible to learn something new about the guy even in a very short book. It’s funny, informative and almost takes a turn for the tragic towards the end, so I’d say it’s worth a look. And if you happen to get this at a convention chances are you can get a few more minis from Bruce along with this one for right around a dollar.