BugHouse From the Top: The Complete BugHouse

by Steve Lafler

Tenor saxophone maestro Jimmy Watts leads his talented band of bugs from the swing era into the uncharted maelstrom of Bebop. As he and his band mates claw their way to the top of the jazz world, they must fight the temptation to be consumed by addiction to a substance known as "Bug Juice".Inspired by the postwar explosion of Bohemian cultural stylings from artists as diverse as jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and Beat avatar William Burroughs, cartoonist Steve Lafler delivers his indigo-tinged masterwork graphic novel, BugHouse.

408 pages, Paperback

Published February 25, 2022

Reviews

[Lauren]

I first read some of this comic over 10 years ago. I always remembered it and came back to it once or twice---I think because I just loved the art so much, and the antics are interesting. I would definitely read more if it were to be produced again.