Ed vs. Yummy Fur: Or, What Happens When A Serial Comic Becomes a Graphic Novel

Brian Evenson delves deeply into the pages of Chester Brown’s ( Louis Riel , Paying for It ) seminal comic-book Yummy Fur , from its beginnings as a mini comic to its afterlife in the graphic novels it spawned. Brian's comics archaeology excavates the discarded fragments of Brown's masterpiece Ed The Happy Clown , examines the never re-printed adaptions of the Gospels , considers the juxtaposition of religion and absurdism, and meditates on the pleasures of reading serialized pamphlet comic books. The book also features a new interview with Chester Brown, shining a new spotlight on this important work.

Brian Evenson is the author of eleven prize-winning books of fiction, including The Open Curtain , Last Days , Windeye , and Immobility . His work has been translated into over a dozen languages. He lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island, where he teaches at Brown University.