It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken: A Picture Novella Book

An Acknowledged Classic returns to Canada, gorgeously re-designed. In his first graphic novel, It?s a Good Life, if You Don?t Weaken?a best-selling D & Q titles ever?Seth pays homage to the wit and sophistication of the old-fashioned magazine cartoon. While trying to understand his dissatisfaction with the present, Seth discovers the life and work of Kalo, a forgotten New Yorker cartoonist from the 1940s. But his obsession blinds him to the needs of his lover and the quiet desperation of his family. Wry self-reflection and moody colours characterize Seth?s style in this tale about learning lessons from nostalgia. His playful and sophisticated experiment with memoir provoked a furious debate among cartoon historians and archivists about the existence of Kalo, and prompted a Details feature about Seth's "hoax". "[Seth] invites the reader to linger cozily in his ruminative, patient stories, each of which grows from Seth's obsession with the past." ? The Village Voice "Rich, evocative...characterized by small moments revealing the author's sharp eye for detail" ? The Globe and Mail