Joe Matt's comics are famous for their savage character assassination of the unsavory protagonist, Joe Matt. Described as Philip Roth for the younger set, Fair Weather looks back to a golden weekend in Joe's 1970s suburban childhood. Young Joe Matt is a selfish, whiny child who steals from stores, takes advantage of his friends, threatens to burn his mother's house down, and bullies those weaker than himself. The story centers on a fairground, a sunny summer weekend, a pile of comic books and a "fair weather friend." Joe Matt has been quick to correct assumptions about the title: "Fair Weather refers to me. I'm a real jerk." Completely unsentimental and strangely endearing, Fair Weather continues the American tradition of hilarious and idiosyncratic self-exhibitionism.
Authors
Joe Matt
Additional Info
- Release Date: 2003-09-01
- Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781896597744
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