Friday, January 21, 2011

Kings in Disguise...

...living low and lean these past weeks put me in mind of this short-lived but worthy graphic novel series, a black and white examination of the lives of Depression-era denizens of the down-side published by Kitchen Sink Press. Easily in the league of 'Maus' and Will Eisner's wildly over-rated 'tenement symphony', 'A Contract with God' and lesser known than either, despite winning the Harvey, the Eisner and the admiration of Alan Moore, it had the misfortune of arriving during the 'indie-glut' of the late 80s
and thus was lost in the shuffle outside the cogniscenti. Definitely recommended and worth seeking out.

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