You Deserved It

by Bob Fingerman

Is Bob Fingerman a cynical misanthrope or a disappointed humanitarian? Dare we suggest maybe both? In You Deserved It, the sensitive creator of the acclaimed graphic novel Beg the Question accesses his darker side, serving up this caustic collection of comical cautionary chronicles. What Beg the Question was to sex and romance, You Deserved It is to wanton violence and social wrongness. From "Otis Goes Hollywood," the epic saga of a homicidally puritanical meat packer with dreams of making it big in Hollywood, to "Missing Pieces," a yarn about the extracurricular activities of paramedics, to "Buying Bologna," about a guy who just really, really loves his luncheon meat, to "Yiffy Situation," a fuzzy fable about fornicating Furries, You Deserved It serves up enough yarns to make one hilariously misanthropic sweater, all in living - and dying - color!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

88 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Recent releases are From the Ashes, a satirical "speculative memoir" set in post-apocalyptic New York (IDW, March 2010) of which The Onion wrote, “As a blitz of astringent satire, an unabashed love letter to his wife, and a love-hate manifesto aimed at the whole human race, From The Ashes is a gem; as an addition to the often-staid canon of post-apocalyptic pop culture, it’s a revelation… A“

In August 2010 my second novel, Pariah (Tor Books), a Pinteresque zombie tale, was released. It rec'd a starred review from Publishers Weekly and an A- from Entertainment Weekly and was Fangoria's Book of the Month selection. The mass market pocket edition came out in 2011.

My most recent release is the deluxe oversized hardcover collection Maximum Minimum Wage, from Image Comics (April 2013), which made Entertainment Weekly's Must List and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not for the faint of heart or for those who are offended by graphic violence and sex - a very talented artist. The extreme graphics are used to force us to look deeper into the social convictions we hold; as time goes on we question these convictions less. I think this is the main message addressed in this GN.

[Derek Royal · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of my of Fingerman's earlier comics. The results are mixed, but always entertaining. These are racier than the Minimum Wage fare, and in most of these Fingerman really let's go. Perhaps the best of the bunch is "Otis Goes Hollywood," which is also the longest sustained story in the collection.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very nice art. Some decent jokes, but not nearly as funny as I expected.

[B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is offensive across a vast spectrum. And since it doesn’t pick and choose who to be offensive against I suppose it passes. But all the racial stereotypes are too much. The violence, and the sex, that’s all fine. Just leave out the racism.