Over the years whenever anyone comes to me and says Dan, I want to read good comic books and dont give me any superheroes. Without fail I always handed them Minimum Wage by Bob Fingerman, since rechristened Beg the Question. His semi-autobiographical tale has the pathos of Daniel Clowes later work contrasted with sex and humor of Peter Bagge.

But Fingerman has put aside telling us about himself in his work and is now concentrating on making us sick with laughter. His latest work is a collection...

boonfark

Vatican City

January 2003

OCT 31, 2005 11:28 AM

Bob Fingerman has more talent in his pinkie than most people have in their whole foot. Hmm, that didn't come out right, let me try again. Bob Fingerman is the Elephant in the Parlor of comics. Nope, let's give it one more shot. Bob Fingerman has more balls than Lance Armstrong and... No, no, no. Him good. Me likee.

BEG THE QUESTION will make a lot of SG members think that he's been peeping in their windows for a long time. Yeah, that's it. Bob Fingerman is the Peeping Tom of Alternative Comics and one hell of a talented cartoonist.

I was lucky enough to get to know him a few years ago and he is so funny that I often think our acquaintance was some kind of cosmic mistake -- like he was supposed to be friends with the guy next door and it was misdelivered to my door instead.

Find his books and read them. You won't regret it. And if you're ever lucky enough to meet him you will be able to strike a kitchen match on his noggin. He loves that.

Check out his website here.

[Edited on Oct 31, 2005 by boonfark]

AndersWolleck

Astoria, NY

February 2003

OCT 31, 2005 04:04 PM

boonfark said:
Bob Fingerman has more talent in his pinkie than most people have in their whole foot. Hmm, that didn't come out right, let me try again. Bob Fingerman is the Elephant in the Parlor of comics. Nope, let's give it one more shot. Bob Fingerman has more balls than Lance Armstrong and... No, no, no. Him good. Me likee.

BEG THE QUESTION will make a lot of SG members think that he's been peeping in their windows for a long time. Yeah, that's it. Bob Fingerman is the Peeping Tom of Alternative Comics and one hell of a talented cartoonist.

I was lucky enough to get to know him a few years ago and he is so funny that I often think our acquaintance was some kind of cosmic mistake -- like he was supposed to be friends with the guy next door and it was misdelivered to my door instead.

Find his books and read them. You won't regret it. And if you're ever lucky enough to meet him you will be able to strike a kitchen match on his noggin. He loves that.

Check out his website here.

[Edited on Oct 31, 2005 by boonfark]

boonfark

Vatican City

January 2003

OCT 31, 2005 11:06 PM

AndersWolleck said:

Yessir, me, you and Mr. Sulu.

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courtneyriot

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

OCT 31, 2005 06:00 AM

boonfark

Vatican City

January 2003

OCT 31, 2005 11:28 AM

AndersWolleck

Astoria, NY

February 2003

OCT 31, 2005 04:04 PM

boonfark

Vatican City

January 2003

OCT 31, 2005 11:06 PM