num_pages: 176
description: An Acknowledged Classic returns gorgeously re-designed.In his first graphic novel, It's a Good Life, if You Don't Weaken--one of the best-selling D &amp; Q titles ever--Seth pays homage to the wit and sophistication of the old-fashioned magazine cartoon. While trying to understand his dissatisfaction with the present, Seth discovers the life and work of Kalo, a forgotten New Yorker cartoonist from the 1940s. But his obsession blinds him to the needs of his lover and the quiet desperation of his family. Wry self-reflection and moody colours characterize Seth's style in this tale about learning lessons from nostalgia. His playful and sophisticated experiment with memoir provoked a furious debate among cartoon historians and archivists about the existence of Kalo, and prompted a Details feature about Seth's "hoax".
language: English
title: It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken: A Picture Novella
titlecomplete: It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken: A Picture Novella
genres: Canada, Sequential Art, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book, Comics, Adult, Comix, Fiction, Bande Dessinée, Graphic Novels
ratings_count: 6607
publisher: Drawn and Quarterly