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Chimo by David Collier – The Asterios Polyp Of 2011?

Chino is the first graphic novel by Canadian cartoonist David Collier and is an autobiographical account of his decision and experioence re-enlisting in the Canadian army and serving in Afghanistan.

Chris Ware has been very kind about the book;

"Chimo is an idiosyncratic, compelling and hilarious musing-in-comics that I couldn't put down. Seemingly a quirky memoir about soldiering, it's really a quest for survival — both basic and artistic — and a meditation on aging, family and the fight to simply try and understand oneself, all told by one of the most unpretentious cartoonists in North America. There's an eye for mundane detail and a sort of animal fear running through it all that it leaves one shaken yet oddly refreshed. It's unlike anything I've read before. I loved it."

Something tells me this could be a major graphic novel for 2o11. If not an Asterios Polyp, very possibly a new Safe Area Gorazde.

Retailers are currently unable to order the book through Diamond, but it is available through Shenton Sales. It may also be available through Amazon later in the year.

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