Jesse is a former northern California native stolen by Portland. He does the weekly strip Slow Wave. (Jesse Reklaw's website)
See what no one was supposed to see again: pictures of hopeful students, accompanied by unflattering behind-doors quotes from their professors and employers. Reklaw distills the essence of a bygone era from a dumpstered stash of confidential biology applicant files circa 1965-1975. Funny in so many ways, plus kind of sad and thoughtful too. New printing with square binding and two-color cover!
The anecdotal quest of a post-modern hero in a land of snotty gods, mustached giants, and overly talkative fire. Reklaw uses unconventional layouts (including eight full-color paintings) and woozily lyrical narration to make this more than just another sword-and-sorcery parody — not that there’s anything wrong with those.
Book tours and backaches are a hassle; friends and cats are good. These may not be surprises, but when Jesse loosens up a bit and draws a diary comic, it’s all about the simple pleasure of a good scribbly line and the more complicated pleasure of anxiety channeled into graceful writing.
Note: There was an earlier edition of TTTtD #1 with a black cover, which was 24 pages shorter. If you bought that, let us know and we’ll send you a free supplement of the extra pages.