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Life of the Party: The Complete Autobiographical Collection #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects the complete run of Chester Brown's autobiographical comic series, chronicling his life in Toronto during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The stories delve into his personal relationships, struggles with mental health, and experiences as a young cartoonist, featuring appearances by Buddy Bradley and other characters from Brown's earlier work. Published by Fantagraphics, it stands as a landmark in confessional underground comics.
In "Turn Off That Jungle Music!", Mary Fleener delivers a sharp, intimate slice of life as a musician navigating the chaos of a bar gig that takes a sudden turn when a fight erupts in the crowd. After escaping the scene, she returns home to find her ex-boyfriend has thrown her a surprise party—unexpected, awkward, and impossible to ignore. Drawn, inked, lettered, and penciled by Fleener herself, this autobiographical story captures the raw, unfiltered energy of a moment caught between performance and personal space, all on a 14.95 USD comic from 1996.
In "Rock Bottom, part 2," Jo navigates the chaos of a surprisingly tense bar performance, only to escape into the quiet of her own home—where an unexpected surprise awaits. Her ex-boyfriend has thrown a party in her honor, turning her quiet evening into something far more complicated than she bargained for.
In "The Long Way Home," Mary finds herself stranded at midnight after a night out at a sleazy rock club, only to be picked up by her ex-boyfriend—whose unexpected detour turns a simple ride into an awkward, unpredictable journey with three strangers he barely knows.
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↩ Reprints Rip Off Comix #17 (1987), Rip Off Comix #19 (1988), Heck!: Comic Art of the Late 1980's #[nn] (1989), Wimmen's Comix #14 (1989), Rip Off Comix #22 (1989), Rip Off Comix #24 (1989), Weirdo #26 (1989), Real Girl #1 (1990), Rip Off Comix #28 (1990), Drawn & Quarterly #3 (1991), Slutburger Stories #1 (1991), Slutburger Stories #2 (1991), Drawn & Quarterly #4 (1991), Blab! #6 (1991), Blab! #7 (1992), Drawn & Quarterly #7 (1992), Slutburger #3 (1992), Slutburger #4 (1993), Weirdo #28 (1993), Twisted Sisters Comics #1 (1994), Slutburger #5 (1995)
Reprinted in El Alma de la fiesta #[nn] (2007)
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