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Chester Brown

The Little Man: Short Strips, 1980-1995 (Drawn & Quarterly Anthology) Paperback – August 8, 2006

by Chester Brown (Author)

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"One of the medium's brilliant mavericks." ―Time.com

The Little Man: Short Strips, 1980–1995 is a collection of short-story works by the celebrated and bestselling Louis Riel cartoonist Chester Brown. From his early experimental comedic surrealism to his later autobiographical and essay strips, we see not a major talent in development but a fully realized storytelling virtuoso. Included are his early autobiographical stories "Helder" (a story about a young man's tentativeness when pursuing a woman), "Showing Helder" (a blow-by-blow account of the construction of the previous story), and "Danny" (a strangely compelling moment-by-moment account of Brown waking up and trying to avoid contact with a fellow rooming-house tenant). Other standouts are Brown's controversial essay on schizophrenia (specifically his own mother's) and various medical views on this baffling disease, and the title story, "The Little Man," a Freudian classroom romp fantasy by a adolescent Brown that ties into the schizophrenia essay in a surprising way. The acclaimed compendium, culled mostly from his groundbreaking comic book series Yummy Fur, provides a fascinating insight into Brown's psyche; he rounds out the collection with exacting notes on each story.

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184 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Drawn and Quarterly
Publication date

August 8, 2006
Dimensions

6.06 x 0.64 x 8.84 inches
ISBN-10

1896597130
ISBN-13

978-1896597133
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“A note of pure genius.” ―Rain Taxi Review of Books

“It might seem jarring for a book to begin with 'The Toilet Paper Revolt' . . . and end with 'My Mom Was a Schizophrenic' . . . , but Brown pulls it off by mixing equal parts surrealism, violence, and contemplation. As a whole, this book tells another story: the maturing of an artist.” ―Details

“Outrageous, surreal, hushed, mystical, and, often, funny as hell.” ―Metro Times (Detroit)

“They universally exhibit Brown's inimitable mix of intimate and surreal.” ―Now

About the Author

Chester Brown (I Never Liked You and Louis Riel) was born in 1960 in Montreal and lives in Toronto; he is an illustrator for The New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Drawn and Quarterly; First edition (August 8, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1896597130
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1896597133
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.06 x 0.64 x 8.84 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,695,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #378 in Drawn & Quarterly Comic & Graphic Novels
- #4,228 in Literary Graphic Novels (Books)

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BuffyTop Contributor: Board Games

Nice Collection of Short Stories but Poor Book Binding

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2014

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I'm a big fan of Chester Brown's and already had the hardcover edition of this book. This softcover edition adds an early black and white strip drawn when he was twelve and a new page on the back cover. There are some extra end notes as well. But if you already have the hardcover version it's not worth it to buy the softcover, you're not missing anything. The stories themselves are a broad range with most from Brown's prime Yummy Fur days. A big negative of this softcover version is that the paper is a yellowish color which detracts from the artwork. A more neutral color would have been easier on my eyes. Minus one star for the yellow pages.

But the deal breaker for this softcover edition is that the cover is cheaply glued on with an adhesive that will come off when you start paging through the book. The book production is very poor! I only took two stars off for this but really, if the book is coming apart, that's probably zero stars as I'm going to return this. If you're new to Chester Brown I would suggest starting with either Paying For It or Ed the Happy Clown instead. Hope this review helps somewhat in making your buying decision.

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Schwab

Funny Stuff

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2013

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I had not read this before,
and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I think I mailed it away as a gift after I read it.
Is that re-gifting?

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Sam Quixote

Cartoon Strip of the Artist as a Young Man

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2010

"The Little Man" is one of many strips contained within this excellent collection. "Helder" is the story of an unruly tenant in a shared house Brown is living in and he memorably depicts Helder as a scary, tragic figure. "Showing Helder" is Brown showing the strip "Helder" to his girlfriend and fellow artist Seth and their reactions. Both strips are better than you'd think given these brief descriptions.

"Danny's Story" is another angry, stupid and dislikable tenant who bothers Brown in the morning with strange and banal stories about his previous night's escapades. Besides these and "My Mom was a Schizophrenic", there's a lot of humour in the material. "The Little Man" is an adventure involving Brown's penis while "The Weird Canadian Artist" mocks artistic dignity juxtaposing peoples' reactions to art and the reality of the artist. There are lots of other smaller strips varying from a page to 3 or 4 but those mentioned above are the best of the bunch.

This is my favourite of Brown's work. It shows his range as a storyteller while the reader sees the development of his art from the early 80s to the mid 90s. His drawing style is eye catching, impeccable and beautiful, unlike any other comics artist around. I highly recommend his other books "I Never Liked You" and "Louis Riel", but this is a fantastic book too.

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willy (pinkheartfiasco@earthlink.net)

Wonderful Comic

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 1999

Chester Brown is one of the greatest comics artist ever and in this book you'll see why. This book collects various stories from Brown's acclaimed comic Yummy Fur and some stories done for now defunct anthology titles, including some of his earliest works. The stories range from sci-fi to horror to religous to autobiographical. Almost all of the stories are superb. But the real value of the book is in the way it shows Chester Brown's growth and development into a master of his artform.

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Amazon Customer

Acquired Taste For the Bizarre

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2001

Chester Brown is an eclectic, yet diverse innovator. Upon first glance his drawings & artwork look crude & unfamilar, but upon further inspection one becomes engrossed in his unusual storytelling. His stories range from the bizarre and surreal as in his Yummy Fur stories, to the autobiographical, which deals with the growing pains of adolescence to even Biblical and historical, yet they take on a mixture of emotions from endearing, to humorous, to heartbreak and shocking. Chester is a true originator.

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M. Anthony Martinez

Interesting Early Work By Chester Brown - Terrible Binding By Drawn + Quarterly

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2012

This is the early work of Chester Brown. Angry and full of humour. It is only when the biographical begins to be explored, do the stories really take off.

However, the binding is terrible. Cheap glue which does not survive a single reading (and I read carefully). The book literally falls apart during the reading of it. Be warned.

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RK

Really?

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2011

I just have to counter all these gushing reviews. These would be lame in a college newspaper. You ever watch a bunch of student short films? Then you've read this collection of comics.

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