Posts tagged The Fate of the Artist

"During an endless Covid lockdown in which everybody wears a mask and needs a haircut, Eddie’s wife is certain that he has been supplanted by an imposter. She hires a detective, the square-jawed Royler Boom, to solve the mystery. What follows — interspersed with Campbell’s trademark wry anecdotes, dreams, parodic pastiches, and pandemic peccadilloes — is a thrilling investigation that builds to a car chase and a violent conclusion. The author cunningly passes this off as another piece of autobiography."

(from publisher Top Self's description)

Published Books, BookstoreKenneth GerleveJuly 11, 2023Eddie Campbell, The Fate of the Artist, The Second Fake Death of Eddie Campbell, Conics, Comics

The Fate of the Artist

In this pseudo-autobiography, the subject of the memoir has vanished without a trace. Through six separate threads, each one typographically and stylistically distinct, a private investigator tries to discover the artists' fate through false trails, family and daily life reenactments, and even an imaginary Sunday comic strip. As the narrative threads intersect and collide in surprising ways, the reader is carried along on a fantastic journey through the life of the artist.

A master comics artist, here Eddie Campbell offers a complex, caustic, and surprising meditation on balancing the lonely life of the artist with the demands of everyday life.

Published BooksKenneth GerleveAugust 21, 2017The Fate of the Artist, Eddie Campbell, 2006, Bookstore