<div><b>An Acknowledged Classic returns gorgeously re-designed.</b> <br><br>In his first graphic novel, <i>It's a Good Life, if You Don't Weaken</i>--a best-selling D & Q titles ever--Seth pays homage to the wit and sophistication of the old-fashioned magazine cartoon. While trying to understand his dissatisfaction with the present, Seth discovers the life and work of Kalo, a forgotten <i>New Yorker </i>cartoonist from the 1940s. But his obsession blinds him to the needs of his lover and the quiet desperation of his family. Wry self-reflection and moody colours characterize Seth's style in this tale about learning lessons from nostalgia. His playful and sophisticated experiment with memoir provoked a furious debate among cartoon historians and archivists about the existence of Kalo, and prompted a <i>Details</i> feature about Seth's "hoax".<br></div>