French Lessons #1
Most people out there who’ve rented apartments have at least one story about a horrible roommate. Sometimes it’s some random stranger who you were forced to live with out of convenience, sometimes (and this is the worst case scenario) it’s somebody you’ve known and trusted for years and they suddenly become a rampaging asshole/lunatic. My last roommate in Champaign certainly fit that bill, as he went gradually insane. Unlike this comic, however, I was never threatened with physical violence, or at least not until I was safely out of his house and he knew that he would probably never have to make good on his threats. He was a real hero! Anyway, enough about me. I’m rambling, believe it or not, to make a point. Some of the best comics for me are the ones that I can personally relate to, and at least try to learn something from. This one certainly fits the bill, and it was even based in Chicago. It looks like he’s planning on doing these on a number of different subjects, but he certainly has my support. Oh, the synopsis, in case I went around it without actually telling it: Dale moves to Chicago and basically only knows one person, the old friend that he moves in with. Said friend goes insane, threatening physical violence, and Dale moves in with another friend. He goes back to the apartment to get the rest of this stuff to find… but why ruin it? It’s a good read, and it says a lot about the value of true friends (and they’re harder to come by than you might think) in more ways than one. Here’s an e-mail address, this is $4 because it’s huge!
