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March 26th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
[...] Julia Wertz. Remember this name. If my bets are right, we’ll be reading her name next to the greats of modern comics like Daniel Clowes, Craig Thompson, Lynda Barry, and R. Crumb. Wertz’s confessional-slash-observational-slash-toilet humor panel doodle is entitled “The Fart Party” Based in San Francisco, The Fart Party tells of the everyday, thoughts, trials and tribulations of the author. But thats been done right? Confessional comics not a new development as far as contemporary comics go. What sets Wertz apart is the sheer quality of her comics. Nostalgic, and hedonistic, it oozes the essence of hipster without the elitism and snobbery usually associated with the genre. With a simple, iconic illustration style, Julia is self deprecating and adorable all at once. Even in the comics that end up as stick figure doodles (posted when she’s out of town or short of time) exude the feel of the finished comics and doesn’t take away from the comic. Completely aware of the medium, Julia plays with the fourth wall instead of breaking it. In one comic a friend she’s drinking with a friend whom she’s just told of her plans to write and draw comics. “But you can’t draw,” the friend says. The last panel is rendered in a caricatured version of her stick style in which she responds, “Says who?” [...]
March 3rd, 2008 at 10:57 am
I was a spaz as a child, also.
Especially summer camp, man. I was the craziest mother fucka there.
The “popular girls” pushed me in the mud and the boys threw rocks at me.
(the latter was probably just flirting. Hell maybe the former, too.)
Oh god, the memories… flOoding back…
Oh, GOD, why? WHY?
Why didn’t I just take a dump in their lockers?
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:51 pm
[...] a collection. So far I have this one and this one however, you should be warned that it might cause this to [...]
December 29th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
This is, my second forever favorite.
May 1st, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Your like Harvey Pekar with boobs lol…
May 28th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
I would just like you to know that my first ACTUAL word was shit.
Thank you for this comic.
February 6th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
Carley, sure you’re not confusing your first actual word with your first actual deed?