Spent

Joe Matt’s Spent is a single-issue graphic novella from Drawn & Quarterly that captures a day in the life of the artist as a compulsive consumer—of comics, pornography, and self-loathing. Published in 2007, it’s a brutally honest, autobiographical slice-of-life story that distills Matt’s signature neurotic humor and obsessive detail into a compact, unflinching portrait. Essential reading for fans of confessional cartooning, it stands as a sharp, uncomfortable, and ultimately human meditation on addiction and procrastination.