An occasional review of whatever books I've finished reading. Mainly interested in recent science fiction, but have occasional forays into mysteries and urban fantasy. I'll also touch on TV and movies from time to time.
Daniel Clowes came to the attention of the comic book world with a comic Lloyd Llewellyn which was serialized by Fantagraphics. Soon he started a new series which he named Eightball. The first 10 issues were collected under the title Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron. The next eight issues were my favorite of his storylines, Ghost World. It was so popular that Terry Zwigoff (director of Crumb (my review)) adapted it for a movie (starring Thora Birch, Scarlett Johnasson and Steve Buscemi). And while the movie was good, it was nowhere as good as the book. So what is Ghost World.
