Man, this one had a steep hill to climb to get into my good graces. First off , Time Magazine had declared then-just-a-webcomic ACHEWOOD the best comic of 2007. Oh, the umbrage I took at the notion of a comic NOT ON PAPER bestowed such an honor. I must have looked so stupid rolling around on the floor, flailing my arms and wheezing about paper. Then, once the book came out I was struck by how amateurish the art looked. I couldn’t tell if it was ineptitude with a pen or crudely arranged shapes hobbled together on a computer. At any rate, didn’t look too good. I relished the idea of strengthening my street cred with a lousy review of the book and dove in. And then this little asshole of a book pulls the rug out from under me by being really, really funny. Like, so funny and strange I
forgot all about my misgivings as I read. I was so ashamed of my pre-judging this book that I slammed my ring finger on my right hand in a car door to punish myself. It really, really hurt.