#freshcomics

"When I started reading this book, I hated it. I thought, this is what happens when an illustrator takes a shot at storytelling. It’s just one drawing after another until you hit the requisite 175 or so pages that equals “book.” I get even grouchier imagining that books like these are dreamed up as a way to re-market previously published short stories, and then padded out with sketchbook drawings. As a consumer, this scenario makes me feel like a chump. But then, I can also be quick to judge. Even though I stand by my aversion to “books like these,” there’s actually a lot more to Hot Dog Taste Test than I originally could see."