David Boring
Author: Daniel Clowes
Terry Zwigoff’s movie of Daniel Clowes’ extraordinary graphic novel Ghost World has brought Clowes hordes of new readers. Every one of them will be eagerly awaiting the adventures of Clowes’ new hero: David Boring, a nineteen-year-old security guard with a tortured inner life and an obsessive nature.When he meets the girl of his dreams, things begin to go awry: what seems….Read More
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