A Collection of Comic Book Writings
The late, great Anthony Bourdain was a chef, author, TV host, and one of my favorite celebrities ever. Not everyone is aware that he was also a comic book writer as well. Bourdain co-wrote several graphic novels (that I will detail here) with author Joel Rose. They all deal with food and the culinary world, they show off Bourdain’s love of Japanese culture, and they’re all filled with his trademark offbeat sense of humor.
For this post, I thought I’d recommend you guys a fun indie graphic novel called Down. Set. Fight!, about gambling, fatherhood, and fistfighting football team mascots. The image of seeing giant, smiling cartoon character costumes engaging in unbridled violence is a funny one, and Down. Set. Fight! by Chris Sims, Chad Bowers, and Scott Kowalchuk, makes good use of that pro-wrestling style humor while also exploring deeper emotional themes.
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