Sulk, Vol. 3: The Kind of Strength That Comes from Madness

Sulk #3

by Jeffrey Brown

Jeffrey Brown explores the world of fantasy and science fiction, and turns it on its head. Or rather, just kind of tilts it slightly to the side. Two brothers deal with a giant monster rampaging through their city, and an 11-year-old genius and his robot best friend attempt to adjust to college life. There are also stories of pirates, time-travelling babies, martial arts masterminds, and an all-new short story from Elfworld.

Genres: Comics, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Short Stories, Graphic Novels, Humor, Comic Book

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Jeffrey Brown was born in 1975 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and grew up reading comic books with dreams of someday drawing them, only to abandon them and focus on becoming a 'fine artist.' While earning his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Brown abandoned painting and began drawing comics with his first autobiographical book 'Clumsy' in 2001. Since then he's drawn a dozen books for publishers including TopShelf, Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, McSweeney's and Chronicle Books. Simon & Schuster published his latest graphic memoir 'Funny Misshapen Body.' In addition to directing an animated video for the band Death Cab For Cutie, Brown has had his work featured on NPR's 'This American Life' His art has been shown at galleries in New York, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles and Paris. Jeffrey's work has also appeared in the Best American Comics series and received the Ignatz Award in 2003 for 'Outstanding Minicomic.'
He currently lives in Chicago with his wife Jennifer and their son Oscar.

Reviews

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kinda 3 1/2, but not quite as cool as I was expecting. Neat little cluster of comic vignettes, though, with very Bizarro-ish qualities. Could have been better, but this was my very first experience with Mr. Brown. Can't say I'm SUPER disappointed, but can't say it was as cool as I thought it would be, either...

[Alice Urchin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another fun little read from Jeffrey Brown

[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as strong as the others but still good material, especially the longer form stuff.