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The Often Wrong Vol. 1
THE OFTEN WRONG is a meaty collection of new and old comic stories, paintings and illustrations, “behind-the-scenes” concept art for The Wrenchies, PROXIMA CENTAURI, POP GUN WAR, IT WILL ALL HURT, and over 100 sketchbook drawings by comic book creator FAREL DALRYMPLE.
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340 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 29, 2019
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About the author
Farel Dalrymple
115 books161 followersFarel Dal lives in Portland, Oregon and is currently working on a comic book called ROBot TOD. He is the creator of: 20202020 (2022 floating World comics), THE OFTEN WRONG(Image comics 2019), Proxima Centauri (Image comics 2019), IT WILL ALL HURT (Image Comics 2018), Pop Gun War: Chain Letter (Image Comics 2017) and POP GUN WAR: GIFT (2016 Image Comics, 2001 Dark Horse), The Wrenchies (First Second Books 2014), and Delusional (Adhouse 2013). Farel was a co-founder and contributor to the comic anthology, Meathaus, and the artist on Palefire (Secret Acres 2015) written by Mk Reed, Prophet (Image Comics 2012) by Brandon Graham, Omega the Unknown (Marvel Comics 2010) by Jonathan Lethem, Jenny Finn (Dark Horse 2018) by Troy Nixey and Mike Mignola, and Caper (DC Comics 2003) by Judd Winick.
Farel Dalrymple and Soph Franz just debuted MONSTER_US!!! a 64-page monster art zine which you can get on their store https://store.fareldal.com/
Farel Dalrymple and Soph Franz just debuted MONSTER_US!!! a 64-page monster art zine which you can get on their store https://store.fareldal.com/
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
August 29, 2021
If I had to condense my review of this book down to a single emoji I think it would have to be this one: 😫. Farel Dalrymple is such an incredible artist and “The Often Wrong” is just pure, unfiltered Farel Dalrymple. While his narrative work can often be frustratingly opaque and dreamy, it always looks nothing short of stunning and this collection of sketchbook material, character designs, improvised comics, and the like lets his talents as an artist take center stage, free from the constraints of storytelling. This book is overflowing with creativity and there’s a surprise on practically every page (including how clean Dalrymple sometimes lets his style become). “The Often Wrong” is simply a celebration of one of the most singular visual wizards in comics today.
March 30, 2020
Amazing. Wasn't familiar with any of Farel's work before going through this but will surely check it all out now.
October 27, 2019
Starts Weird; Gets Weirder (Good Weirder)
This is mostly a portfolio of stand-alone character sketches and story idea doodles. There are a few one-shot stories and character episodes with a fair amount of dystopia and existential angst around the margins. There are variant covers, homages, concept pieces, and inside jokes. There are also aliens, bugs, rats, robots, astronauts, time travelers, cats, portraits, and lost souls. Not to mention anger, fear, confusion and hope.
At first, especially in the first dozen or so pages, this mainly looks like a collection of drawings that would be likely to get a kid sent to his high school counselor for observation and evaluation. But there's a method to the artist's madness, and his work just keeps burrowing further and further into your brain as you page through this collection.
The further you go into the book the more you realize what an accomplished artist Dalrymple is. Sometimes bizarro comics seem to be bizarro mainly because the artist just isn't very good at drawing things. Not the case here. This collection makes it clear that everything Dalrymple does is a choice; he can make anything look like what he wants it to look like, so when something looks like lunatic graffiti, well, that's what it's supposed to look like. If it's supposed to look like a perfect variation on an old "Nemo" comic or a realistic portrait of someone, or a familiar comic character, or a painting, it does that too.
The same is true of the short stories. They can be crisp, clear, and linear. But where's the fun in that? They can also be cryptic, unnerving, or pointless, which ends up being much better.
It's all a bit of a jumble, and awfully random. But, it seems that for any knowledgeable fan this would be a great find. I'm new to Dalrymple, but very much enjoyed looking over this generous collection. So it was a nice find for me, too.
(Please note that I had a chance to read a free ecopy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
This is mostly a portfolio of stand-alone character sketches and story idea doodles. There are a few one-shot stories and character episodes with a fair amount of dystopia and existential angst around the margins. There are variant covers, homages, concept pieces, and inside jokes. There are also aliens, bugs, rats, robots, astronauts, time travelers, cats, portraits, and lost souls. Not to mention anger, fear, confusion and hope.
At first, especially in the first dozen or so pages, this mainly looks like a collection of drawings that would be likely to get a kid sent to his high school counselor for observation and evaluation. But there's a method to the artist's madness, and his work just keeps burrowing further and further into your brain as you page through this collection.
The further you go into the book the more you realize what an accomplished artist Dalrymple is. Sometimes bizarro comics seem to be bizarro mainly because the artist just isn't very good at drawing things. Not the case here. This collection makes it clear that everything Dalrymple does is a choice; he can make anything look like what he wants it to look like, so when something looks like lunatic graffiti, well, that's what it's supposed to look like. If it's supposed to look like a perfect variation on an old "Nemo" comic or a realistic portrait of someone, or a familiar comic character, or a painting, it does that too.
The same is true of the short stories. They can be crisp, clear, and linear. But where's the fun in that? They can also be cryptic, unnerving, or pointless, which ends up being much better.
It's all a bit of a jumble, and awfully random. But, it seems that for any knowledgeable fan this would be a great find. I'm new to Dalrymple, but very much enjoyed looking over this generous collection. So it was a nice find for me, too.
(Please note that I had a chance to read a free ecopy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
April 23, 2020
Some sketchbook material, some pin-ups/variant covers, conceptual art, thumbnails, nothing that feels really "whole" as a short story, but the appeal here is really just Dalrymple's art. If you like it, you'll enjoy this book because his art is pretty and interesting. If not, why not?
November 9, 2019
...But more often right.
December 28, 2025
Farel Dalrymple'in toplama işleri çeşitli pin-up'larını içeren 300+ sayfa bir cilt sanatçıyı benim gibi seviyorsanız toplu olması bakımından güzel.
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