Brian Evenson delves deeply into the pages of Chester Brown's (Louis
Riel, Paying for It) seminal comic-book Yummy Fur, from its
beginnings as a mini comic to its afterlife in the graphic novels it
spawned. Brian's comics archaeology excavates the discarded fragments of
Brown's masterpiece Ed The Happy Clown, examines the never re-printed
adaptions of the Gospels, considers the juxtaposition of religion and
absurdism, and meditates on the pleasures of reading serialized pamphlet
comic books. The book also features a new interview with Chester Brown,
shining a new spotlight on this important work.
Brian Evenson is the author of eleven prize-winning books of
fiction, including The Open Curtain, Last Days, Windeye, and
Immobility. His work has been translated into over a dozen languages.
He lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island, where he teaches at
Brown University.