Word: riel
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...intelligence and thoroughness of the book's selections should appeal to novices and comixcenti alike. Several of the works have appeared elsewhere, such as the excerpt of Chester Brown's "Louis Riel," the 2003 biography of a 19th century rabble rouser, or the snippet of Charles Burns' inky teenage horror comedy "Black Hole." Other superstars have brand new work. Robert Crumb, the underground pooh-bah, provides one of his patented war-of-the-sexes pieces, "The Unbearable Tediousness of Being," where a dull nebbish attempts to woo a distracted, hard-nippled Amazon-like woman. Further on appears the wordless examination...
Talking Tips, by John O’Brien, directed by Lisa Burdick, is the funniest of the five sketches. It takes place in a public speaking class taught by the eccentric and slightly irreputable Orville Goodpecker, who advertises donuts to attract newcomers like Ben (Andy Riel) and then gives him a single, individually wrapped donut. Goodpecker teaches his class with dictatorial control until Lt. Falk (Greg Luzitano) and Evangeline Rasputin (Kristy Leahy) come to arrest him for illegal flyering, but he is saved by the inept but heartfelt speech of his student Isadora (Lara Krepps), who secretly has a crush...
Residential Debates, by Sean Barney, portrays a domestic squabble between Phoebe (Kristy Leahy) and her husband Martin (Andy Riel) that begins over Phoebe’s desire to watch the primaries on TV instead of talking to Martin. Their argument is staged as a debate, complete with podiums and a point system. The debate structure serves to stylize the constantly-repeated arguments familiar to many relationships, but at the same time the squabbles that actually resulted—over snoring, going out with friends, and the messiness of the house—are too close to real life to make...
Bathroom Humor, by James Henderson, directed by Dave Poole, is about three Wal-Mart employees. Bertrand (Andy Riel), by dint of becoming the fastest checkout clerk on the Eastern seaboard, has been given the honor of making an inspirational speech, but before his speech he has gotten drunk and cloistered himself in the bathroom to vomit. He is encouraged by his co-worker Gary Girard (Kevin LaVelle) and tormented by the diabolical Stuart Steadfast (Greg Luzitano), who wants to steal his glory. Stuart’s momentary presence is the best part of this sequence; his cruel, demonic laughter...
...might be just be a matter of other artists seeing the possibilities of what's being done now and being attracted to the medium because of that. CONSUMER ALERT: Chester Brown's publisher, Drawn and Quarterly, is having a big sale on nearly all their books, including "Louis Riel." Go to their website to find sale items...