<div><div><b>Short stories from the radiant "cute-brut" world of a truly remarkable artist</b></div><div> </div><div><div><i>Against Pain </i>is the first collection of multipage anthology pieces by Ron Regé, Jr. The storytelling side of his expressive work is featured in these comic strips gathered from <i>McSweeney's</i>, <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>Kramers Ergot</i>, <i>NON</i>, <i>Rosetta</i>, <i>Arthur</i>, <i>The Comics Journal</i>, and Drawn & Quarterly's anthology. Suicide bombers, art appreciation, a Lynda Barry "cover," and even a Tylenol-sponsored comic about pain are brought together under the theme of suffering and<br>how people cope with it. <i>Against Pain </i>also includes the alt-comics zine classic <i>Boys</i>:a twenty-two-page collaborative comic--considered by many to be Regé's finest work--illustrating the "lust life" of a friend in explicitly honest and hilarious detail.</div></div></div>