Manley Days
Hey look, it’s more diary strips! Not to belittle it or anything. Here you have the life story of Jeffery and his wife going through their days from 1/17 to 4/8 of this year (2005). Sometimes it gets more than a bit schmaltzy, but I think that’s allowed when you have a pregnant wife. If that’s not a time for some sentimentality then when is?You have some funny days in here, some busy days, some slow days, and some days that probably shouldn’t have been put in here at all, but that’s kind of the nature of the beast when you run a daily strip. Sometimes there’s absolutely nothing to say and (this goes for all the diary strips I know, I’m not just picking on Jeff here) it shows. Still, the whole picture here is what this is about more than a collection of parts. Subjects in here include poverty, pregnancy,Shaun of the Dead, meatloaf, Beck, smoking, farting a bit too hard, shaving, taxes, and too many more things here than I can mention.Hey, it’s a pretty big book for $3, what do you want from me? Anyway, mostly good stuff, although by now you probably know if you like the diary strip style, so make up your mind based on that. If you like it you won’t be disappointed, or at least I think you won’t, but I’m also a guy who reads way too many comics to be taken seriously. This is also available in the online store and it’s $3…
