A good survey of Daniel Clowes’ career, with plenty of biographical insights.
I used to live for the next issue of Eightball. I found his drawing style engaging — not true for me with many comic artists — and his sensibility was exactly on target. The fact that he once drew the House of Boris sign, then a North Side Chicago landmark, sealed the deal. Clowes is near the top of my list of all-time favorite cartoonists, which for the record also includes (not in exact order):
- Charles Addams
- R. Crumb
- Ernie Bushmiller
- Gary Larson
- Bill Watterson
- Roz Chast
- Chris Ware
- Bil Keane
- Charles Schulz
- Gahan Wilson
- Jack T. Chick