Worn Tuff Elbow: Worthy of a Blog

All Canadian Wild balonies, Sue (the tooth), Bingo-Bango Man, Pantaloons, and Monsieur Moustache are just a few of the featured characters in "Worn Tuff Elbow" by Marc Bell. At once old and new, this bizarre, fantastic comic put out by fantagraphic books should be read by all. It's a clever story about the little guy, standing up for himself. It's an epic story about government control. It's a classic story about people (ok, maybe things) banding together, fighting for a common purpose. It's also full of inventive and strange art. Splendidly detailed, with all kinds of tiny touches such as signs stating either obvious or ridiculous events and out of place appendeges. I might note this seems to be a rather old book (Sep. 2004), but it's new to me, and I love it. I do wish I could visit "Bingo-Bango Man's Coffee and Pastry" shop in person. With a dancing tooth and a character who looks like he could have a pencil sharpener for a nose, this truly is a "Theatre Absurd-O" and must be seen and read to be loved. Find it at your local comic's shop. Power to the Little People!

A Quote from the comic to sum up, or shed no light on the story: “My retrieval of this almond croissant from the sidewalks has probably been the only reasonable thing that has happened all day in this miserable town!” Yep, absurd, in a good way.