“Rusty Brown (Pantheon Graphic Library)”

“An extremely Chris Ware kind of book. And because it is by Chris Ware, that’s a good thing.

Chris Ware has mastered the truly pathetic character. Just helpless. You want to tell the kid characters “it gets better,” but based on the adults, it probably gets worse.

I think it’s appealing, though, to a certain kind of reader. I think those of us who feel that way or who have felt that way can get a lot out of this. “