Americanjism Book One
Do you want the good news or the bad news first? I’ll be positive to start. Joe’s art has improved by leaps and bounds since the days of Lechery (oh that long year or so ago). The sheer level of detail that he puts into the panels is tremendous and he should be commended. The rest of it, I’m afraid, is at least partially negative. His lettering is either OK or terrible, with everything crammed together into a tiny fraction of his drawn word balloons. There’s not much of a story in this book that I can detect, but if you find abortions, incest and constant cumshots funny, you’ll think this book is hilarious. Basically it’s six chapters of fucking, with an occasional insightful comment on the human condition thrown in. Still, that’s not the point here. At least I don’t think it’s the point, as it something of a mystery to me. If nothing shocks you anymore, check this out and test that theory. If you’re just looking for a quiet read, stay away. Not sure if I could recommend this to anybody I know, but everybody has their own tastes, right? The print job is great too, this book is $10 and pretty big. Here’s a website!
