Synopsis
A memoir of shocking honesty by the graphic novelist behind 2011's acclaimed comic Paying for It
As with every Chester Brown book, The Playboy—originally published in 1992—was ahead of its time, illustrating the fearlessness and prescience of the iconoclastic cartoonist. A memoir about Brown's adolescent sexuality and shame, The Playboy chronicles his teenage obsession with the magazine of the same name,...
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28 May 2013
9781770461185Reviews
“Brown has the ability to open a door that leads directly back into the very texture of childhood with all its darkness.” —The Vancouver Sun
“Brown has painted these embarrassing scenes with cathartic candor but also with a keen eye for detail and an understated tone . . . A landmark look at an artist's growth.” —The Comics Journal
