![]() ![]() ![]() This detachment perversely makes David Boring deeply compelling and worthy of serious attention from fans and newcomers alike. Clowes finds little miracles everywhere he looks-so many, in fact, that they seem hardly to interest him. David in particular is trying to understand his father, whom he knows only through an obscure comic book called "The Yellow Streak." Murder, obsession, sex, and war are all just distractions as he tries to construct a sensible portrait from the odd bits and pieces he finds in his travels. ![]() The main character lives with his best friend, Dot, in a large city, each looking for love and meaning. The title, David Boring, reflects his self-aware humor and captures the essence of an ordinary man living through a larger-than-life story. David Boring Author Clowes, Daniel Publication Name Pantheon Format Unknown Type Hardcover Number Of Pages 136 Item Length 8 inches Item Width 0.75 inches Item Height 10.75 inches Item Weight 1. ![]() It was serialized in issues 1921 of Clowess comic book Eightball and appeared in. It's impossible to write about Daniel Clowes's work without using the word "ennui." But his is a joyous ennui, if such a thing is possible, one that relishes the boredom of everyday life with a Zen enthusiasm. David Boring is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Daniel Clowes. ![]()
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