Synopses & Reviews
A caustic and hilarious love story set in 1990s New York City. Bob Fingerman's Beg the Question tells the story of Rob and Sylvia, two twenty-somethings navigating the labyrinth of New York City life. Imagine a cross between Seinfeld and Caligula, set in Manhattan, and you'll have an idea of Fingerman's caustic wit. Beg the Question follows Rob and Sylvia's relationship through all of its ups-and-downs, from courtship to marriage, public sex to unwanted pregnancies, and everything in between. Performance art, extended families, the comic book industry and Screw magazine are just a few of the other topics subjected to Fingerman's satirical microscope. Fingerman's mid-1990s comic book series Minimum Wage was a breakthrough success for Fingerman, and this marks the first collection of the entire run, retouched (many pages are substantially or entirely redrawn) with added gray tones and almost 40 pages of never-before-published material. The deluxe hardcover format makes Beg the Question a perfect holiday purchase for Gen Xers facing the reality that Nevermind came out over a decade ago and the mortgage payment is due this week. Featuring an introduction by noted novelist and television writer Jerry Stahl.
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"Fingerman has the knack for identifying the humor in the weirdest and the most unexceptional people or situations." Publishers Weekly
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"His spidery drawing style, a weird combination of cartooniness and realism, will make your jaw drop at least every 10 panels or so." The Onion
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"[E]arthy realism so often missing from conventional prose novels....Rob and Sylvia are vivid, unheroic heroes.... A-." Entertainment Weekly
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"[R]emarkable....[with] a funny and affecting focus." Time Out New York
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"[S]hows what the comics medium is capable of....those turning up their noses at the idea of taking a comic book seriously need to take notice." Las Vegas City Life
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"[A] funny, heartwarming, and poignant work. It helps make the case for comics being the great American art form." Comics Buyer's Guide
Synopsis
Bob Fingerman tells the story of Rob and Sylvia, two twenty-somethings navigating the labyrinth of New York City life. Imagine a cross between Seinfeld and Caligula, set in Manhattan, and you'll have an idea of Fingerman's caustic wit. Featuring an introduction by noted novelist and television writer Jerry Stahl.
About the Author
Bob Fingerman lives in New York City with his wife Michele.