Three Paradoxes Cl

by Hornschemeier,Paul

• ISBN13: 9781560976530
• ISBN10: 1560976535
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-07-17
• Publisher: Fantagraphics

Summary

The Three Paradoxes is an intricate and complex autobiographicalcomic by one of the most talented and innovative young cartooniststoday. The story begins with a story inside the story: the cartooncharacter Paul Hornschemeier is trying to finish a story called "Pauland the Magic Pencil." Paul has been granted a magical implement, apencil, and is trying to figure out what exactly it can do. He isn'tcoming up with much, but then we zoom out of this story to the creator,Paul, whose father is about to go on a walk to turn off the lights inhis law office in the center of the small town. Abandoning the comicstrip temporarily, Paul leaves with his camera, in order to fulfill apromise to his girlfriend that he would take pictures of the placesthat affected him as a child. Each "chapter" of the story is drawn in acompletely different style, with strikingly unique production and colorthemes, and yet, somehow, despite (or perhaps because of) thisnon-linear progression, it all comes together as one story: a storyquestioning change, progress, and worth within the author's life.