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If You Steal

If You Steal

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This anthology of off-kilter， anthropomorphic short comics by Jason feature Frida Kahlo as a contract killer， and much more。

Jason’s latest collection of full color comics indulges in his light and playful side， consisting of eleven wildly off-kilter stories that mix incongruous elements of pop culture and a variety of genres， pastiches and mash-ups in a delightful soupcon of graphic storytelling。 Frida Kahlo is a hired killer。 Santo， the Mexican wrestling film star， faces his ultimate challenge。 The rise and fall of Chet Baker—told in six pages。 Night of the Vampire Hunter。 The last word on the JFK assassination conspiracies。 A non-linear heist story that also somehow includes images by Magritte。 A big bug story based on 1950s black-and-white films。 And what would Van Morrison’s Moondance album look like if it was a horror comic？ All as foretold by Nostradamus， of course。 And all told by Jason， whose sly and elusive meanings are hidden beneath a beguilingly deadpan style。 Full-color illustrations throughout

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Zack！ Empire ，

I like Jason's work for the same reason I like Gilbert Hernandez's work: he just draws with the freedom to do whatever he can think of。 Seriously， name another book where a Mexican wrestler fights Dracula， Frankenstein， Wolfman， Conan， and more？ I like Jason's work for the same reason I like Gilbert Hernandez's work: he just draws with the freedom to do whatever he can think of。 Seriously， name another book where a Mexican wrestler fights Dracula， Frankenstein， Wolfman， Conan， and more？ 。。。more

Jake Nap ，

Another short story collection， this time featuring a ton of stories about 20 pages or shorter。 A real good mix of Jason’s comedy， abstract and serious stories。 Solid collection。

iko ikovski ，

Overall it was ok。 More like 2。5 stars。Stories or pictures includes Magritte， Godot， Reptilians， Nostradamus， Castro， Kennedy and Monroe。。。 I couldn't realize the hitman was Frida Kahlo but this story reminded me Nirvana's song （so at the end I couldn't understand tf point）。 （There are other people and elements I'm not familiar with。） This is what I liked most about the book。 The idea of telling in your own POV of pop culture， conspiracy theories is good， but still something is missing， stories Overall it was ok。 More like 2。5 stars。Stories or pictures includes Magritte， Godot， Reptilians， Nostradamus， Castro， Kennedy and Monroe。。。 I couldn't realize the hitman was Frida Kahlo but this story reminded me Nirvana's song （so at the end I couldn't understand tf point）。 （There are other people and elements I'm not familiar with。） This is what I liked most about the book。 The idea of telling in your own POV of pop culture， conspiracy theories is good， but still something is missing， stories was hard to fathom。 They are too short to judge， maybe， but this shortness is the reason of not making sense。 。。。more

Harald ，

Underfundige， ofte uutgrunnelige striper med temaer hentet fra absurd teater （Beckett）， skrekkhistorier og annen populær fiksjon。

Steven ，

'Karma Chameleon，' 'Waiting For Bardot，' 'Lorena Valazquez，' 'Moondance，' and 'Night of the Vampire Hunter' were all 5-star examples of what they were， if that makes any sense。 Like， 'Moondance' was just a collection of fake 1950's-esque horror comic covers， but it was a 5-star example of that particular conceit。'Nothing' was absolutely amazing。'If You Steal，' 'New Face，' and 'The Thrill Is Gone' just seemed lesser examples of ground already well-covered by this artist。'Polly Want a Cracker' was 'Karma Chameleon，' 'Waiting For Bardot，' 'Lorena Valazquez，' 'Moondance，' and 'Night of the Vampire Hunter' were all 5-star examples of what they were， if that makes any sense。 Like， 'Moondance' was just a collection of fake 1950's-esque horror comic covers， but it was a 5-star example of that particular conceit。'Nothing' was absolutely amazing。'If You Steal，' 'New Face，' and 'The Thrill Is Gone' just seemed lesser examples of ground already well-covered by this artist。'Polly Want a Cracker' was drek。I dunno what 'Ask Not' was， but I don't think I particularly like it。 。。。more

vi macdonald ，

4。5

Pok Manero ，

Ya me falta poco para terminar de leer todo Jason。 Los dos últimos libros de historias cortas no los había leído nunca， éste es el primero。 En él， Jason nos obsequia generosamente con ¡11！ cuentos cortos en un mismo volumen。 Es la primera vez que incluye tantos， mas no por eso se sienten más cortos que lo habitual （aunque sí hay uno que otro muy cortito）。 Con algunos se pone experimental， podemos ver su evolución tanto en estilo como en técnica， pero retiene el encanto que tanto nos gusta。Abre c Ya me falta poco para terminar de leer todo Jason。 Los dos últimos libros de historias cortas no los había leído nunca， éste es el primero。 En él， Jason nos obsequia generosamente con ¡11！ cuentos cortos en un mismo volumen。 Es la primera vez que incluye tantos， mas no por eso se sienten más cortos que lo habitual （aunque sí hay uno que otro muy cortito）。 Con algunos se pone experimental， podemos ver su evolución tanto en estilo como en técnica， pero retiene el encanto que tanto nos gusta。Abre con la historia titular， la más arriesgada y retadora。 En ella， tenemos un rompecabezas de soluciones múltiples。 Las páginas están presentadas en un orden no-lineal， de modo que tenemos que reconstruir la historia。 Pero， ¿cuál es la historia？ Más que descifrar un misterio， se nos encarga coescribir el relato， pues dependiendo del orden que elijamos puede ser una historia noir de tragedia y violencia o incluso tener un final feliz。 Los constantes homenajes a Magritte sólo la hacen mejor。Karma Chameleon es un divertido tributo al cine de horror/ciencia ficción de los años 50， con monstruos gigantes， el ejército， los consultores especialistas y una historia de romance que surge en medio de todo。 Con un final non sequitur que culmina la serie de running gags sobre la masturbación。 Genial。Waiting for Bardot es un relato breve con dos personajes recurrentes， el duo de perdedores que aparecieron en & （Low Moon） y The Smiling Horse （Athos in America）。 Esta historia， que ocurre entre sus dos apariciones previas， presumiblemente nos muestra sus inicios como torpes secuestradores y revela lo ignorantes que son en cuanto a las mujeres。 Con razón nunca dan una。En Lorena Velazquez tenemos a un símil del Santo （aunque aquí sería el enmascarado esmeralda， en vez de ser de plata） y a su ingenuo cine kitsch， poniéndolo a pelear contra toda variedad de monstruos clásicos。 Me recordó al humor más clásico de Jason， como de los tiempos de Meow， Baby！ con todo y su final absurdo y enternecedor。 Con apariciones especiales de los marcianos The Last Musketeer， el mismísimo Hitler y ¿la Muerte de el Séptimo sello？New Face cuenta la historia de un asesino que escapó de la cárcel。 Para evitar ser capturado nuevamente， se hace cirugía estética。 Pero tras esto， la historia diverge en direcciones distintas: las palabras nos cuentan una versión completamente distinta a la que nos muestran las imágenes。 ¿Quién dijo que no se podía tener un final feliz y uno trágico al mismo tiempo？Moondance es una colección de ilustraciones， haciendo referencia a algunos comics clásicos de horror y ciencia ficción de los 50， mezclándolos con canciones populares （al menos eso creo que son）。En Night of the Vampire Hunter vemos el día a día （o mejor dicho， noche a noche） de un cazador de vampios bad-ass en una época clásica que evoca a Sleepy Hollow o al Drácula de Stoker。 Me encantaron los anacrónicos tatuajes en sus falanges que dicen LOVE y HATE， como buen tipo duro， y las dificultades y rarezas a las que debe enfrentarse。Polly Wants a Cracker nos presenta a Frida Khalo: asesina a sueldo。 Cuando acepta un contrato más difícil de lo que parecía y se mete en problemas， recibe ayuda de la fuente más inesperada （¡y surrealista！） de todas。The Thrill is Gone es una breve y concisa historia sobre adicción y arte。 Sencilla y al grano， sin mayor pretensión。El título del penúltimo relato， Ask Not， hace referencia al famoso discurso de Kennedy。 En él， una secta que data desde tiempos de los druidas está detrás de múltiples conspiraciones， impidiendo que Nostradamus difunda algunas de sus presicciones， asegurando que más de un presidente muera cuando le corresponde y reuniendo un amplio catálogo de teorías conspiranóicas para gran efecto humorístico。 ¿Que si había más de un tirador en el asesinato de JFK？ ¿Fue realmente Lee Harvey Oswald？ ¿Tuvo un amorío con Marylin Monroe？ ¿Lo mandó a matar Johnson？ ¿O J。 Edgar？ ¿O fueron los aliens？¿Y si todas las teorías fueron verdad？ Pero， más importante aún， ¿qué saben los moai de la Isla de Pascua？ ¿Fue fingida la llegada a la Luna？ Y ¿quién se comió el pastel de Fidel Castro？ Humor absurdo que llega hasta nuestros días。Por último， Nothing nos muestra el horror de ir perdiendo las palabras y las ideas como víctima de algún padecimiento neurológico asociado con la vejez。 Con el regreso del villano de Sshhhh！ en un escalofriante papel。En resumen， es una maravilla que mezcla el humor con la nostalgia y el dolor， como casi toda la obra de Jason。 Ampliamente recomendable。 。。。more

William Holm ，

You can read this book very fast。 The layout is static with four equal sized panels per page。 The lines and the colors are clear。 There are few words。 However， if you rush through you will miss most of it。 For instance you might not notice that the professional killer in one of the stories is Frida Kahlo。 If you don't take your time with Jason's version of the Kennedy murder you will miss the trail of conspiracy going back to 2583 BC。 Some of the stories in this book really benefit from a re-rea You can read this book very fast。 The layout is static with four equal sized panels per page。 The lines and the colors are clear。 There are few words。 However， if you rush through you will miss most of it。 For instance you might not notice that the professional killer in one of the stories is Frida Kahlo。 If you don't take your time with Jason's version of the Kennedy murder you will miss the trail of conspiracy going back to 2583 BC。 Some of the stories in this book really benefit from a re-reading。 Especially the last one about and old woman who is slowly losing her connection with reality strikes me as particularly strong in a second reading。 。。。more

Nikola Novaković ，

The emotional impact that Jason can achieve in just ten pages or even in a single panel， often without any words， is beyond belief。 Definitely recommended， just like everything else by this crazy Norwegian。

Keith Kavanagh ，

Jason takes more risks in this one， but most of them pay off

Scarlet Cameo ，

No nse que pensar。 Todo es muy minimalista， a veces el texto no sigue las imagenes （es al propósito） y es algo que no funciona en todos los casos， y necesita algo de punch para llegar a transmitir。Tal vez Jason no es mi estilo。[image error] No nse que pensar。 Todo es muy minimalista， a veces el texto no sigue las imagenes （es al propósito） y es algo que no funciona en todos los casos， y necesita algo de punch para llegar a transmitir。Tal vez Jason no es mi estilo。[image error] 。。。more

Liam ，

Jason's weakest collection: too inconsistent to be as good as 'Almost Silent'， clearly worse than 'Low Moon'， and far from the brilliance of 'What I Did'。 In comparison to his individually published stories， this is about as good as 'Athos in America' and 'The Last Musketeer'， but far worse than others like 'Why Are You Doing This'， 'Hey Wait'， and 'The Left Bank Gang'。。。The general weakness is that many of these stories are jokes based on references to modern history and pop culture that are un Jason's weakest collection: too inconsistent to be as good as 'Almost Silent'， clearly worse than 'Low Moon'， and far from the brilliance of 'What I Did'。 In comparison to his individually published stories， this is about as good as 'Athos in America' and 'The Last Musketeer'， but far worse than others like 'Why Are You Doing This'， 'Hey Wait'， and 'The Left Bank Gang'。。。The general weakness is that many of these stories are jokes based on references to modern history and pop culture that are underdeveloped， which he clearly knows how to do well given how good 'I Killed Adolf Hitler' is。 Here's a run down:-------If You Steal - 4/5Best， as with more work this could have been a good single issue story。 Too complex to be so condensed！Karma Chameleon - 4/5One of the funniest Jason comics I can remember。Waiting for Bardot - 2/5Missing the tension between those waiting as in Waiting for Godot， and the joke was too hurried。Lorena Valazquez - 3/5Funny message， but did we need that much fighting？！ New Face - 3/5This absolutely feels like a B-side of If You Steal， taking an alternative approach to unreliable narration。 It fails to connect emotionally though。Moondance - n/aCovers for graphic novels， serves as an intermission。Night of the Vampire Hunter - 2/5Having the heart in a doll is probably a reference I didn't get， but other than that nothing to see here。Polly Wants A Cracker - 3/5Adding a monobrow and making the bird a parrot didn't make Polly Wants a Cracker a meaningful or obvious reference to Frida Kahlo。 The story was good anyway！The Thrill is Gone - 2/5Implying that this Chet Baker song is about when he got beaten up for heroin is interesting， but making him play the trumpet after it when in reality he couldn't play the trumpet any more didn't make sense。 The story made no sense without the reference。Ask Not - 2/5Making the assassination of JFK by time travelling lizard people may have been interesting had it not been so long and relying so much on readers knowing events and people。 Nothing - 4/5Third best in the collection， a harrowing simulation of late stage dementia， definitely should have been used for a bigger story！--------- 。。。more

Elna ，

Unfortunately， every story missed the mark for me。 I'm usually a big fan of Jason's wild ideas and understated execution， but these short stories were just too slight and incomplete。 But "Nothing" is such a stand out that it's almost worth it just for that。"If You Steal": 2/5 As a series of micro shots about a man regretting his turn towards burglary and how it ruins his life - 5/5。 But with the scrambled chronology and the lack of meaningful dialogue， it lost me。"Karma Chameleon": 2/5 Another o Unfortunately， every story missed the mark for me。 I'm usually a big fan of Jason's wild ideas and understated execution， but these short stories were just too slight and incomplete。 But "Nothing" is such a stand out that it's almost worth it just for that。"If You Steal": 2/5 As a series of micro shots about a man regretting his turn towards burglary and how it ruins his life - 5/5。 But with the scrambled chronology and the lack of meaningful dialogue， it lost me。"Karma Chameleon": 2/5 Another one that I really wanted to like， but just lost me。 The dad's weird discussion of masturbation， his insanity when his daughter gets engaged。。。 it needed more time to make sense。"Waiting for Bardot": 1/5 A bland parody of Waiting for Godot， without any of the humor or big ideas。"Lorena Velazquez": 3/5 A pastiche of luchador movies that drags on a little but has a sweet ending。"New Face": 3/5 Uuugh， I wanted to like this one so bad。 The 2nd person narration is interesting， the idea that this man who may or may not have been innocent gets consumed by a need for revenge。。。 it's all wonderful。 But （view spoiler）[I have no idea what was wrong with his face！ I thought， at first， the surgeon didn't do anything， but then the man is walking around unrecognized， so something must be different。 But what？？ Why is he so obsessed？ （hide spoiler）]"Moondance": 1/5 Apparently re-imaginings of Van Morrison covers， but I don't know Van Morrison， so didn't connect。"Night of the Vampire Hunter": 3/5 An interesting little vampire hunting story， and that's it。"Polly Wants a Cracker": 2/5 Frida Kahlo as an assassin - what could be better？ But it's not really about Frida Kahlo， and the parrot twist is too strange to me。"The Thrill is Gone": 2/5 Another one that's based on something I'm unfamiliar with （Chet Baker）， and otherwise falls flat。"Ask Not": 1/5 A hodge podge of conspiracy theories。"Nothing": 5/5 A heartbreaking， wonderfully sad and relatable look into dementia/alzheimers and the pure confusion it brings about。A really interesting interview with Jason someone else posted: https://www。cbr。com/jason-discusses-i。。。 。。。more

HB ，

Meditative and colorful， thinking about people in relation to time and each other。 It was pleasant and went by fast， and it feels like I'll think about it for a while Meditative and colorful， thinking about people in relation to time and each other。 It was pleasant and went by fast， and it feels like I'll think about it for a while 。。。more

Justin Cox ，

New Face and Nothing = 5 stars。

Siv-Marie ，

Skikkelig snodige greier。

Elizabeth Tabler ，

This is a pretty mixed bag of stories that tended to be a bit more playful than Jason's normal style。 I like playful on him， it looks good and he should write like that more often。 This is a pretty mixed bag of stories that tended to be a bit more playful than Jason's normal style。 I like playful on him， it looks good and he should write like that more often。 。。。more

Paula ，

Novela gráfica cuyos temas de las diferentes historias ahondan en la profunda complejidad del ser humano y sus contextos。 Frida asesina a sueldo y mchas más alusiones a personajes célebres， con gran sutileza y tacto， así como gran delicadeza en la cantidad de texto por viñeta， el diseño y la longitud。 Una maravilla para leer y releer eternamente para desconectar del mundo。

Francis ，

Not my favorite Jason， a bit too all over the place （even for him）。

Jon Hewelt ，

ReRead 21 August 2020---ReRead 23 October 2019---ReRead 24 March 2019

Stephen Kandl ，

Wow， disorienting and wonderful。 Really fun to read。 Love noticing the clever use of space that occurs between panels。

Przemysław Skoczyński ，

W swoim stylu， choć liczba nawiązań do konwencji， postaci historycznych i dzieł sztuki jest chyba większa niż we wcześniejszych zbiorach。 Poleca się！

Steenz ，

I honestly have no idea if I enjoyed this？ I couldn't put it down。。。 but I have no idea what happened in any of the stories I honestly have no idea if I enjoyed this？ I couldn't put it down。。。 but I have no idea what happened in any of the stories 。。。more

Andrew ，

Some of Jason's most formally inventive short comics to date。 He plays with time， narration， and pacing in ways I've never seen him or anybody else do before。 The cleverness always serves a purpose; it's experimentation deployed to maximize pathos and humor。 Plus， there's Frida Kahlo as a bird-loving assassin， a comprehensive explanation of the Kennedy assassination and 9/11 which involves druids and lizard people， and Hitler gets punched in the jaw （again）。 Some of Jason's most formally inventive short comics to date。 He plays with time， narration， and pacing in ways I've never seen him or anybody else do before。 The cleverness always serves a purpose; it's experimentation deployed to maximize pathos and humor。 Plus， there's Frida Kahlo as a bird-loving assassin， a comprehensive explanation of the Kennedy assassination and 9/11 which involves druids and lizard people， and Hitler gets punched in the jaw （again）。 。。。more

Jeff ，

If you read nothing else by Jason，If you read nothing else in this book， Read the last story， "Nothing"。Some metaphors are clever; some are powerful; the main visual metaphor in "Nothing" is both and it packs a helluva punch。 It will only require a few minutes to read， even if you （appropriately） savor it and then go back。Frankly， the first 2 stories baffled me with their bizarro concluding panels and had me wondering if i'd lost my taste for Jason's brand of comics。 （i have revisited them and n If you read nothing else by Jason，If you read nothing else in this book， Read the last story， "Nothing"。Some metaphors are clever; some are powerful; the main visual metaphor in "Nothing" is both and it packs a helluva punch。 It will only require a few minutes to read， even if you （appropriately） savor it and then go back。Frankly， the first 2 stories baffled me with their bizarro concluding panels and had me wondering if i'd lost my taste for Jason's brand of comics。 （i have revisited them and now 。。。 not so bad）Ah， but then "Lorena Vazquez" provided sweet and silly redemption， in the form of the endearing saga of luchador El Santo "rescuing" the title character。 And "New Face" peaked behind the mask of mental illness。 And "Moondance" provided a 6-page smilefest: Van Morrison album covers envisioned as horror comix*。I had to read this interview with Jason to appreciate "Night of the Vampire Hunter"， which initially struck me as almost completely pointless。Many people really liked the premise of "Polly Wants a Cracker"， presumably because who wouldn't enjoy a story about Frida Kahlo， Assassin？ I don't mind the setup or the conclusion but The same interview helped me with "The Thrill Is Gone" because i don't know Chet Baker's music or his life story at all。 Before reading the interview i'd inferred that his name on the back cover blurb must relate to that story so i should've searched the Interwebs for his name + the title to see if i could learn more that way。 （This kind of "forced research" is one of the things i like about reading: it points you in directions you'd never have thought to travel。 Maybe i won't much relate to a heroin-addicted musician， but to find out something about him enriches my experience of life a tiny bit if only to give me a conversation starter with a Baker fan。）I've never reveled in conspiracy theories， which might be why i think Jason's reach exceeded his grasp in "Ask Not"， a historic sprawl from Stonehenge to post-9/11。 I'll need to pay closer attention or reread it multiple times or i'll have to do some "forced research" because i didn't get much more from it than a few tickles， most notably from the panel depicting a Jackie Kennedy phonecall。Still， i love the look and will continue to seek out Jason's work。*Anal retentive quibble about "Moondance"Each comic has an issue number; the first five are 7， 11， 53， 13， & 23; the last is 8。 I can't think of any significance to the first five being prime numbers but i still want the sixth to be prime also， e。g。， No 2 （that way not all of them are odd）。 It's a meaningless change request， intended only to appease the little minds of people who， like me， want foolish consistencies。 。。。more

Marpapad ，

if you steal:4/5karma chameleon:3/5waiting for Bardot:2/5Lorena Vellasquez:4/5new face:2/5moondance:2/5night of the vampire hunter:3/5Polly wants a cracker:3/5the thrill is gone:2/5ask not:3/5nothing:3/5-------------------------------------Average:2。8

Wesley McCraw ，

Some of this is very funny。

Ill D ，

The greatest problem （as much as a strength） with Jason's work is his minimalist approach。 Since there is little in the way of detail nor eye candy， stories can （as they should be） read quickly。 However this means， little is to be gained from any more thoughtful/careful approach let alone a （potential） re-reading。 A solid story is the proverbial maker or breaker for Jason's work in all of his offerings。This failing is the corroded cornerstone of this work of straw built upon a foundation of sand The greatest problem （as much as a strength） with Jason's work is his minimalist approach。 Since there is little in the way of detail nor eye candy， stories can （as they should be） read quickly。 However this means， little is to be gained from any more thoughtful/careful approach let alone a （potential） re-reading。 A solid story is the proverbial maker or breaker for Jason's work in all of his offerings。This failing is the corroded cornerstone of this work of straw built upon a foundation of sand。 Instead of a strong story， If You Steal is more of a compendium of （micro-） one shots。 Featuring ten mini-comic book flavored novellas and a single chapter collection of faux-movie posters （collected under the title of Moondance） there is little to be said of cohesion in this sorry excuse for a comic book。Paltry applications of tragedy and comedy strangely enmesh themselves with equally odd themes of conspiracy and mental illness among other ill begot ones。 A further serving of fictional history involving a reduplication of Frida Khalo as a fabricated hit（wo）man makes this stew of weirdness even more unpalatable。 If that ingredient wasn't bizarre enough， the penultimate story Ask Not is a horrid mashup of the Kennedy Assassination， 9/11， Reptilians and a plethora of other weird illustrated gunk。 If You Steal reduces， sadly enough， to a poorly produced hip-hop album in the visual form。 In Hip-Hop， the job of the DJ is to produce cohesion through in-cohesion。 By taking already established awesomeness （such as the hit track， Atomic Dog） and sewing it together with drums an assorted samples to breathe fire into the past， reduplicating the past in an accessible and enjoyable format for a modern audience。 In contradistinction， If You Steal is an poorly applied mashup of awfulness。 Since Jason is an integrated artist， fusing the illustrating and the writing all under one （personal） roof， all the blame falls squarely upon a single set of shoulders。Two sorely disappointed thumbs down。 。。。more

Kenya Starflight ，

The works of Jason have recently become a thing of fascination to me。 Their simple art style and cartoon-animal characters are quite at odds with the serious and often melancholy subject matter。。。 yet somehow this odd combination works。 Here in "If You Steal，" Jason turns to more lighthearted fare， and though it isn't my favorite of his work， it's still very enjoyable to read。Jason's art style is simple but distinctive， detailed without being overly cluttered。 His animal characters tend to be ra The works of Jason have recently become a thing of fascination to me。 Their simple art style and cartoon-animal characters are quite at odds with the serious and often melancholy subject matter。。。 yet somehow this odd combination works。 Here in "If You Steal，" Jason turns to more lighthearted fare， and though it isn't my favorite of his work， it's still very enjoyable to read。Jason's art style is simple but distinctive， detailed without being overly cluttered。 His animal characters tend to be rather stone-faced and expressionless， something not helped by the blank white eyes。 However， they still manage to convey their emotions through their words and body language， often quite effectively。 His use of color is well-done as well -- muted yet in no way dull， complementing the linework and not going for garish and eye-searing。The stories within this volume are something of a mixed bag， but that's common in any anthology。 From a non-linear heist story to a giant killer chameleon and the scientist who brings it down， from a heroic luchador fighting monsters of all kinds to Frida Kahlo taking on a job as an assassin， these stories are all strange yet fun， and while a few of them were better than others （one is based on "Waiting For Godot" and is subsequently very dull， while another seems to solely be comprised of horror movie posters in a joke that obviously goes over my head）， most of them are quirky enough to be interesting。 No one can say that Jason doesn't have a vivid imagination。。。While not Jason's best work， this is still a fun read， and good for those who like their graphic novels to be more on the thoughtful， oddball side。 Definitely not for kids -- Jason's work contains violence， nudity， sexual references/content， and strong language -- but a provocative and fascinating read for adults。 。。。more

Brian Dickerson ，

At times Jason will lose me， like in the first short story。 I get a little lost in the jumble of time。 But， this collection is a 5 star book for me based on the JFK story alone。 All the stories are beautifully rendered & colored with minimal dialog as with most Jason books。 A quick read that I could read over and over again。

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