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Pussey!

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Yes, this comic is possibly the most hysterical thing you'll ever read, if you've ever read comics or had a lingering doubt you might be a nerd. I idolized the comic's hero Dan Pussey immediately as an archtype par extraodinaire. I recommend the book to those in their late thirties and ready to laugh comfortably at what they once were. Or at least I was.

the best send up of the comics industry ever, includes moronic super-hero artists, opportunistic publishers, and a glimpse into the future....

...and still do. DP is a tragic figure, instantly recognizable to anyone who has spent any time around comics, or for that matter, any "social scene" based upon collectables (video games, stamps, ducks). And that mouth... those teeth... that nearly unbreakable faith in his powers. And oh yeah, "Pussey!" is also the best send-up of the comic/convention/geek scene ever written. Not to take away from Clowes' undeniable genius as an artist and writer, but much of Pussey!'s effectiveness is due to the medium itself, which as Clowes himself writes is "the most versitile art form" and puts into several panels what might take a "pure" writer several chapters (or more likely, none at all).

Clowes pulls no punches. We have met Pussey, and he is us.

PUSSEY! is a collection of short works by Dan Clowes that skewers the comic industry. Dan Pussey works his way up from a neurotic childhood to a position as artist in the Infinity Comics bullpen, finally becoming the comics superstar of the nineties... but in the end, what's it all worth? The stories are hilarious, but there's definitely an uncomfortable vibe running throughout the book, as the situations contained within are one step removed from real life in the industry. Stan Lee, Art Spiegelman, Los Bros. Hernandez, and other creators, both modern and classic, get their turns - almost always for the worse. I never could understand how an entire movie came out of the short "Art School Confidential" (contained in TWENTIETH CENTURY EIGHTBALL); however, the saga of Dan Pussey has more than enough material for the silver screen. So get ahead of the curve, read PUSSEY!, and impress your friends when the preview is shown at your next movie outing.

It's PuSAY! Man this book is a true look into the original comic book nerds, not the wanna be cool/nerd hipster readers of today. Clowes' hatred of costumed and superhero comics and of STAN LEE himself is never more apparent than in this book. So take it with a grain of salt if you're a Spidey fan. If you are a comic nerd and can laugh about it, pick this book up!

This book is a scathing commentary about the comic book industry and a brutal look at fanboys. At times I was laughing, other times cringing when I saw myself in the book (adults who read comics when they "should" be moving on to more mature forms of entertainment). In the end, Clowes is a true original and this a book is not to be missed by anyone who has ever collected comics or attended a comic convention. Check out Clowes' "Wilson" for more laughs, but this one is just brilliant.

GW is my all time favorite Clowes piece, but Pussey has got to be a close second! With a much better story than "Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron", it was a good read, and I don't think I put it down until I was finished! One gets the feeling that it is sort of an autobiography, in the way that Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories are. Great art, quirky characters, as always.