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Goodbye
As Boyz II Men sang, “it’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.”
It’s hard to say goodbye to love, to friends, to ourselves. Our identity is a myth we make. We were early at a party, early enough to miss all those pretentious kids that knew about Catharsis before you. You had a long hard day making protest fliers with all the A’s circled and you just want to makeout with the new punks and practice reciting early Amiri Baraka with the only other black punk there.
Okay, maybe this is just my myth...In time we have to say goodbye to all the truths we were convinced of so that we can acclimate to the ever changing world. You can get a credit card with an Anarchy symbol on it now, weird right? Our End is neigh but maybe it’s not such a big deal? Maybe there’s a sunshine after the rain.
The comic Goodbye by Ben Passmore is comprised of three vignettes: A myth about polyamory, a parable about real punks, and an argument for aging gracefully/ killing yourself.
It’s hard to say goodbye to love, to friends, to ourselves. Our identity is a myth we make. We were early at a party, early enough to miss all those pretentious kids that knew about Catharsis before you. You had a long hard day making protest fliers with all the A’s circled and you just want to makeout with the new punks and practice reciting early Amiri Baraka with the only other black punk there.
Okay, maybe this is just my myth...In time we have to say goodbye to all the truths we were convinced of so that we can acclimate to the ever changing world. You can get a credit card with an Anarchy symbol on it now, weird right? Our End is neigh but maybe it’s not such a big deal? Maybe there’s a sunshine after the rain.
The comic Goodbye by Ben Passmore is comprised of three vignettes: A myth about polyamory, a parable about real punks, and an argument for aging gracefully/ killing yourself.
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88 pages, Paperback
First published March 7, 2016
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About the author
Ben Passmore
20 books158 followersBen lives in Philly. His comics are about crime, monsters, anarchism, sexual dysfunction, police brutality, art theory, and his feels. Author of DAYGLOAYHOLE, Goodbye, and Your Black Friend.
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August 19, 2022
Greek myth meets nihilism. Cute!
December 12, 2021
I didn't get it. I bought this because I had a poster from SPX a few years ago with the old man and a bunch of little men around him I liked. I think some clearer chapter breaks would have helped this comic a lot. I also felt like I understood it better after reading some summaries online, but I shouldn't have to do that to "get" a comic. I would read other things by the author because I like the art style and there are cool ideas here.
March 23, 2017
This was also beautiful and thought provoking--I just wanted more of it.
March 8, 2018
Trippy and profound, lightly spiced with nihilism and adult humor.
February 24, 2020
"Goodbye" feels like a Freudian nightmare wrapped in a shaggy dog joke but the punchline is deadly.
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