Jar of Fools
By Jason Lutes
2003
Available now from Islington Libraries
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It's all the tiny details, little moments and small sleights of hand that make this book such a pleasurable and rich read. That warm cosy feeling is something you only really get when you find yourself in the hands of someone who knows exactly how to expertly structure the movements from one panel to panel and how to blur the lines between awake and asleep: and Jason Lutes knows exactly where to make you look while he's carefully stealing your heart. Spinning a carefully balanced tale of magicians, con-men, coffee shops and relationships. Each character feels fully formed, each event feels weighted with hidden meaning and each emotion feels real. This is perfect comic craftsmanship with artwork that's no frills but still produces powerhouse psychological effects - namely: feeling wistful, heartbroken and (yet) ever so slightly hopeful.
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Further reading: Berlin, It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken, Blankets, David Boring, Summer Blonde.
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