(June 2006)

Drawn & Quarterly, 2006 Series
Published in English (Canada) Canada
 
Price
14.95 USD; 19.95 CAD
Pages
196
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Brand
D & Q
ISBN
1-896597-13-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781896597133
Editing
Chris Oliveros (publisher); Chester Brown
Color
Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions
6" x 9"
Binding
Perfect Bound
Publishing Format
Collected edition

Issue Notes

Reprint of 1998 edition, with new cover and some new material.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Colors
?
Letters
Chester Brown

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was early 1980...
Genre
biography
Characters
Chester Brown
Keywords
autobiography

Indexer Notes

Comic strip cover about the creation of "The Toilet Paper Revolt".

Preface (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

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The Toilet Paper Revolt (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Toilet paper comes to life and takes over earth.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally planned as the start of a much longer graphic novel or series.

City Swine (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Uncle Adolf explains that pigs used to live in the city.
Reprints

Walrus Blubber Sandwitch (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Aliens kidnap a walrus and drop it into a restaurant.
Reprints

Mars (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Mars defeats the earthmen and a guy and a girl try to find sea serpents.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Small part of last panel appears to have been blown up and used as cover for Yummy Fur (Chester Brown, 1983 series) #3 and Yummy Fur (Vortex, 1986 series) #1.

Bob Crosby and his Electric T.V. (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Bob Crosby's TV tells him to do things.
Reprints

Dirk The Gerbil (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Characters
Dirk; Angel; God
Synopsis
The death of Dirk.
Reprints

About Brad's Enlightenment (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Chester Brown
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Chester Brown
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Chester Brown
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Chester Brown

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Garbage Day (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
A woman takes out the garbage and it runs away.
Reprints

My Old Neighborhood (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
A naked alien gets shot in a suburban neighborhood.
Reprints

An Authentic Inuit Folk Song (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
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Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
A boy at school makes up an "authentic" Inuit folk song.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inuit is misspelled as "Innuit" in the title in the original printing. Spelling of title is corrected in Little Man reprint (2006 version, possibly in 1998 version).

I Live In The Bottomless Pit (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
A man falls into a pit and meets the anti-Christ.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

In the comments section of Little Man (2006 edition), Chester Brown mentions that the seventh issue of Yummy Fur may not be the first appearance of this strip. It was originally drawn for another zine but he doesn't remember the zine's name, the guy who published the zine or whether or not it ever appeared.

Things to Avoid Stepping On (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

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Help Me Dear (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

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The Gourmets From Planet X (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
humour
Characters
Mama; Father; Daughter; Alien #1; Alien #2
Synopsis
An alien invasion where the aliens are looking for snot.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Best Comics of the Decade, the reason this was chosen was because Fantagraphics already had the film for it and Chester Brown was too lazy to send them anything else (as per Chester Brown in the notes for The Little Man).

A Late Night Snack (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Characters
Gerbil; Bunny
Reprints

An American Story (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
humour
Synopsis
Americans and their guns
Reprints

The Twin (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
religious
Characters
Jesus; Joseph; Mary
Synopsis
An enigmatic tale taken from the Gnostic manuscript "Pistis Sophia." A child looking just like Jesus arrives at Joseph and Mary's house. Jesus, who has been working nearby, states that he's been waiting for him.
Reprints

Back to Obedience School (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
humour
Characters
Gerbil; Bunny
Synopsis
Gerbil takes his giant dog for a walk and runs into Bunny.
Reprints

Anti-Censorship Propaganda (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

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The Afternoon of March the 3rd 1988 (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
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Chester Brown
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Chester Brown

Reprints
  • from The Puma Blues (?, ? series) #20

Helder (Table of Contents: 22)

Autobiography of Chester Brown / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
biography
Characters
Chester Brown; Helder; Donna
Synopsis
Chester moves into an apartment building, meets Helder and regrets not helping a fellow resident, Donna
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Indexer Notes

Chester Brown's first autobiographical story in Yummy Fur. Issue 20's story "Showing Helder" is about how this story was drawn and edited.

Showing Helder (Table of Contents: 23)

Autobiography of Chester Brown / comic story / 34 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
biography
Characters
Chester Brown; Kris; Seth; Mark Askwith
Synopsis
Chester Brown writes and draws the previous issue of Yummy Fur and debates with his friends and fellow artists on whether he should speak directly to the audience or not.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Indexer Notes

No panel borders, just white backgrounds. Also shows how Chester Brown works, individual panels stuck onto boards. Mark Askwith is only mentioned by first name, but at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2009, in on a panel with Scott McCloud, he mentioned being in this comic.

The Little Man: A True Story (Table of Contents: 24)

The Autobiography of Chester Brown / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
biography; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Chester Brown; Russell
Synopsis
Chester re-tells a story that he made up as a child about his penis being very long and being chased around by the RCMP for having it hanging out.
Reprints

The Weird Canadian Artist (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
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Chester Brown
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Chester Brown
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Chester Brown

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Indexer Notes

Part One Circa 1973; Part Two Circa 2050.

Danny's Story (Table of Contents: 26)

Chester Brown Autobiography / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
biography
Characters
Chester Brown; Danny
Synopsis
Chester Brown is trapped in his room by Danny, his housemate.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Knock, Knock
Genre
biography; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Chester Brown; Sook-Yin
Synopsis
Dream-like story where Sook-Yin (Chester Brown's girlfriend) wanders an empty city and then finds him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Last panel states "Drawn for Sook-Yin with love. Jan. 23-25, 93 -- Chester". Story title from table of contents.

My Mom Was a Schizophrenic (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
biography
Characters
Chester Brown
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Notes (Table of Contents: 29)

text article / 20 pages (report information)

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Chester Brown
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Chester Brown
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Chester Brown
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Chester Brown

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Indexer Notes

Notes for "My Mom Was a Schizophrenic" from Yummy Fur, some of the rest of the notes from the first printing of The Little Man and some notes are new for this edition. Also includes a strip Brown did when he was 12 and a copy of the strip from the front cover without the title over top of it.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Colors
?
Letters
Chester Brown

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Earthling, we are searching for your planet's greatest cartoonist.
Genre
humour
Characters
Chester Brown
Synopsis
Chester Brown is approached by aliens who like short comic strips.

Indexer Notes

On back cover. New to this edition.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["It was early 1980..."]
  2. 1. Preface
  3. 2. The Toilet Paper Revolt
  4. 3. City Swine
  5. 4. Walrus Blubber Sandwitch
  6. 5. Mars
  7. 6. Bob Crosby and his Electric T.V.
  8. 7. Dirk The Gerbil
  9. 8. About Brad's Enlightenment
  10. 9. Garbage Day
  11. 10. My Old Neighborhood
  12. 11. An Authentic Inuit Folk Song
  13. 12. I Live In The Bottomless Pit
  14. 13. Things to Avoid Stepping On
  15. 14. Help Me Dear
  16. 15. The Gourmets From Planet X
  17. 16. A Late Night Snack
  18. 17. An American Story
  19. 18. The Twin
  20. 19. Back to Obedience School
  21. 20. Anti-Censorship Propaganda
  22. 21. The Afternoon of March the 3rd 1988
  23. 22. Helder
    Autobiography of Chester Brown
  24. 23. Showing Helder
    Autobiography of Chester Brown
  25. 24. The Little Man: A True Story
    The Autobiography of Chester Brown
  26. 25. The Weird Canadian Artist
  27. 26. Danny's Story
    Chester Brown Autobiography
  28. 27. ["Knock, Knock"]
  29. 28. My Mom Was a Schizophrenic
  30. 29. Notes
  31. 30. ["Earthling, we are searching for your planet's greatest cartoonist."]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Jim Van Dore