Sleepwalking

by Lauren Monger

This long-awaited reprint of Lauren Monger's 2015 SLEEPWALKING is incisively relateable, following Clementine and her gritty punk friends as they navigate the perils of ex-partner drama, too-loud house shows, and the overwhelming ennui that is their twenties. Clem's a possum. Her friends are raccoons, badgers, and squirrels. More importantly, they're trying.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Comix

32 pages, Unknown Binding

First published December 1, 2014

Reviews

[Dave Schaafsma · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think maybe the title is the key to this graphic short story about some twenty-something guys going nowhere, showing up at a party, drinking, being profane, insulting each other. Vapid, familiar, sideways living. Guys, bar scene, eh.

So it's either A) a worthless comic or B) a well-designed portrait of the worthless life. Some readers picked A; I pick B, because the artwork, the depiction of a collection of anthropomorphic animal dudes, is designed by a woman I suspect has a history with similar losers.

So I reread it with a lighter tone, for laughs, looking for a kind of darker than Beavis and Butthead vibe, and it works better for me. I'll look for more of her work to see if this might be read as deadpan social critique (of twenty-something dudes/bruhs).

PS: I think I might be doing a better job of appreciating this work. See her Tumblr page:

https://terribleterribleterrible.tumb...

[Etienne · Rating 1 out of 5]

Stupid humor and art that is nowhere near the dark and beautiful cover art... Very disappointing in every possible way!

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

The art was good but... wtf did I just read?

[Kaiya]

Can't remember the last time I read something that made me this happy to be old

[Lu · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was absolute trash.

It’s sh*tty. Really stupid junior high school, high school Level of whatever this is — really really bad- really bad.

It only took a few minutes to read, and it was a complete waste of those few minutes

The highlights are:
“ sing us a song about our d*ck fixations.”
“ the c*ck gobbling goes on along after the thrill of gobbling c*cks has gone”

Seriously, though in the whole book, that is the BEST part…

The only thing I liked was, there was a goat with I guess a band name on the back of his leather jacket called “unfortunate implications” and I like that as a band name.


This was published by Silver sprocket



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I’m not sure what goes against Goodreads policy, so I blocked out part of the words for that reason

[Kendall · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love the art, and the characters are very realistic to early 20-something loser, douchebags you meet when you are also in your early 20's.

I was expecting something a little deeper and darker with the cover, maybe even something dark but still grungy/cutesy like the game Night in the Woods, but it was just a silly, nothing sort-of comic. A glimpse into being an annoying young adult surrounded by other annoying young adults.

[yankl krakovsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've enjoyed Lauren Monger's work since waaaaay back in the Tumblr days, I was really stoked to see Silver Sprocket did a high quality reprint of this. As always the punks are troubled and the illustrations are gorgeous.

[Annalisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was interesting and a good bit of humor. I liked the artwork too.

[Claire (Wezet) Winternheimer · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

??????

[Kimberly Kerr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short lil comic about depressed rodents at a party. Beautiful artwork

[connie · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is so unbelievably My Kinda Shit

[jana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weird book! Pretty pictures tho.

[m a k a y l a h · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.75 - 2 stars
I'm not sure what I just read? But the art was nice.

[Taylor Oland · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want so much more. I fell in love so viscerally with no more to consume. I reread often.

[Averil *rat emoji* · Rating 3 out of 5]

One serving of apathy

[M- S__ · Rating 5 out of 5]

lauren monger is a revelation in comix. i cannot properly review how wonderful the clementine comix are. she communicates so much through body language and use of color. these characters feel so true and honest. i can see the worst and the best in a lot of people i know in them. this is the kind of work that makes you want to know the person behind it.

sleepwalking itself is one extended scene set in an uncomfortable after party. to read more of her stuff, check out monger's tumblr.

http://terribleterribleterrible.tumbl...