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A review by rebus
The Complete Eightball by Daniel Clowes
5.0
Wow....I had placed this series when it started in 1989, but I gave it a read again in the omnibus edition with a little bit of wariness after doing the same with Bagge (which I still loved, but found diminished based on how much of what was presented were his real beliefs, which are still mostly of the confused about libertarianism variety).
I had to raise my rating a quarter point to put this in the realm of a masterpiece. It's an insightful portrait of hipsters and a searing critique of the upper middle class that outdoes every sociological tract from the last 50 years.
Clowes is smart and observant and reminds us that reality is a meaningless consensus.
I had to raise my rating a quarter point to put this in the realm of a masterpiece. It's an insightful portrait of hipsters and a searing critique of the upper middle class that outdoes every sociological tract from the last 50 years.
Clowes is smart and observant and reminds us that reality is a meaningless consensus.