Julia Wertz – Cannonball Read 17

“Do the stepwork and don’t give me any of your excuses. We both know they’re bullshit.”

Impossible People by Julia Wertz

December 22, 2024 by Sophia Leave a Comment

I like to read at least one graphic novel a year, just for something a little different. This year I found Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story (2023) by Julia Wertz on NPR’s Favorite Books List. I have not read anything by Julia Wertz before, so I came into this story knowing almost nothing about her. She is a cartoonist and writer who has written a number of comic books, graphic novels and created comics for The New Yorker. She was based in New York City for many years […]

I will not equivocate on my opinion, I have always worn it on my sleeve

July 25, 2016 by baxlala Leave a Comment

The first Julia Wertz graphic novel that I read was Drinking at the Movies and, as I read it, I realized I’d found a kindred spirit. Wertz is a sarcastic curmudgeon who drinks too much and makes the same mistakes over and over and yet still remains realistically optimistic about her life. So. She’s a person, I guess. She also has a fucking filthy mouth and is hilarious and reminds me of my friends. So reading her books is like hanging out with a friend. […]

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