Status
Available
Call number
Series
Publication
Jonathan Cape (2011), 48 pages
Description
Andy, a miserable high-schooler in 1970s Chicago, has only one friend, an angry fellow outcast named Louie. He's desperately in love with a girl he met in California who won't return his letters and he's filled with shame at the constant taunts of his classmates. When he achieves super strength from smoking cigarettes he uses it for neither good nor evil but in a brutal playground showdown.
User reviews
LibraryThing member clstaff
This story is about a young lad who, with the aid of nicotine, gains special powers and is able to control the death ray. He uses this to deal out his own brand of justice upon society. Daniel Clowes is a great graphic novelist.
LibraryThing member stewartfritz
reading a new Clowes book is like getting a punch in the teeth.
Awards
Harvey Award (Winner — 2012)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2011
Physical description
48 p.; 12.1 inches
ISBN
0224094114 / 9780224094115