Ice Haven

[cyberghostface]

So like I did with "Batman: Noel", I'm going to post the first 1/3 (more or less) of this story rather than post 1/3 of the whole thing. This is, IMO, something that you should be read in its entirety and an 'abridgement' would do it a disservice.

As a disclaimer there's some nudity and some possibly triggering content (references to the Leopold and Loeb child murder case, etc).






















































(Obviously this is not *the* ending to the story, there's another 60 pages or so).

It really is a good story. There are so many interwoven stories that come together at the end, it really is a rewarding experience.

Comments

[jkcarrier]

This is still my favorite Clowes work. The different styles he uses, and the way the segments intersect and counterpoint each other is really inspired.

[sinisterlink]

This looks interesting. I might have to see if I can find it. How old is Charles supposed to be?

Also, I wanted to compliment you on your icon. :p

[cyberghostface]

Thanks (Rumpel's the best) and to answer your question, I'm going to guess 12?

[shadowpsykie]

heh Leopold and Loeb/Rope reference, nice :D

[mrstatham]

I have to say, I could never really get into Clowes' work - even though a friend of mine at College did a great presentation on him one year - and only have Ghost World thanks to watching the movie first.

I don't know if it's just me and my reading choices, but I can never really get what he's aiming for; Is it like some kind of ultra-sombre nihilism? Self-destruction? Misery? I like Ghost World, but I'm not sure I even get the point of that - This is beautifully illustrated, but I do wonder if I would get it, if I read it all the way through.

[mrosa]

I just read this comic book; it's very funny, darkly so. I don't get the charges of nihilism. Clowes just writes life as it is - a bit absurd, confusing, complex, tender, bittersweet.