It is always a pleasure to be introduced to a vibrant, fully realized artistic voice, to learn of a wholly distinct perspective on storytelling and human psychology. I consider it something akin to a moral duty to continuously check out new artists, for the simple reason that it is only through such far-flung trawling that I can hope to better understand our capacity for self-expression, and to better express whatever humanity I might possess through the works I create. As such, I’m happy to today be sharing my own experience of the works of Guido Crepax, as contained in the first volume of his collected works.

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