David Chelsea in Love is the hilariously true story of cartoonist and illustrator David Chelsea’s improbable love affair with Minnie, a would-be actress, in 1980s New York. Based in New York City, David meets Minnie on one of his frequent bus trips back (hey, the bus is cheap) to his hometown of Portland, Oregon to spawn. You see, David can’t get laid in New York. The only women he meets in New York are art directors—and they know exactly how much an illustrator is paid. But Minnie’s not easy. In fact she’s profoundly and comically difficult. She’s tall, gawky, absurdly neurotic and saddled with an abusive boyfriend. None of this matters to David who believes—against all reason—that Minnie is the only girl for him. This is the true story of their cross-country "courtship," as well as the story of their idiosyncratic cast of friends and relatives. David Chelsea In Love is a strange and very funny look at the lives of the young, the talented, and the semi-talented in New York City’s East Village.
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The latest entrant in the crowded field of autobiographical comics artists has produced one of the most substantial efforts in the burgeoning genre: a graphic novel in which Chelsea chronicles his tempestuous, two-year, off-and-on affair with a frustratingly neurotic actress as well as the many other romantic and sexual encounters he and she had along the way. Chelsea's careful, controlled graphic style, derived from comics masters ranging from pioneer Winsor McCay ("Little Nemo") to contemporary warts-and-all caricaturist Drew Friedman, belies the casualness with which his characters pursue their lives and loves. His storytelling skills are even stronger--genuinely astounding, in fact, considering that this is his first sustained work in comics. The book differs from most autobiographical comics in its avoidance of first-person narration or interjections in the author's voice upon unfolding events. That subjective viewpoint is what generally provides the frisson in autobiographical comics from R. Crumb's to Joe Matt's. Chelsea's eschewing of the device leaves the events and characters themselves, as well as the artist's treatment of them, to hold our interest. And hold our interest Chelsea-the-objective manages to do brilliantly. Gordon Flagg
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A very blunt look at life,
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I picked this book up at used book store for $5.00 the other day not knowing anything about the artist or the storyline. As an aspiring aritst myself and hopeful graphic novelist I found it very inspiring. I love how the characters are no sugar coated. Not even himself. He's not a hero and the people who come in and out of life during this time aren't all villians either.
I've learned a lot by reading it this is style is amazing. A great read at whatever price I think this is really wroth it.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ok, but a little soap-opera-y,
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Since this is apparently based on real life, finding the plot improbable is probably unfair. But I did -I found it no suprise that David Chelsea is addicted to All My Children- the entire plot of the story resembles a soap opera, with everyone having sex with one another. Several characters (especially David and Minnie) I found extremely annoying. David, as he protrays himself, seems to think entirely with his member, and Minnie is arrogant to the extreme; considering herself more emotionally mature than others while actually being more infantile and petty than David (her frequent target).
Aside form that, it was a kinda cool story. I especially like how it was most definately set in the 80s ( for instance, a character dismisses her partner's question on whether he should wear a condom because she's "not fertile at the moment", wheras nowadays wearing a condom would be a mater of choice). Also, since I'm an Oregonian, it was cool to see Portland as a major location for the story. OREGON RULES!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
In Love With "Love",
By Steve Paradis (Davison, MI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: David Chelsea in Love (Paperback)
I discovered the second of four issues and spent a few months in 1993 finding the other three in comic shops throughout southern Michigan. Few searches have been so well repaid. It's one of the few things that truly recall and personify its eras--the universal optimism of the talented 20-something, the sense of personal freedom of the early 80's and the willingness to publish any comic of the early 90's. "David Chelsea in Love" may be the ultimate love-horror comic, but it's also a time machine that I find myself using more often as the age it captures fades.
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