...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.
