<DIV><P><I>Palookaville #20 </I>is the first volume of the seminal comic book series to be published in book form. The expansion into hardcover from pamphlet is a parallel that illustrates Seth's growth into an award-winning cartoonist, book designer, hobbyist, editor, essayist, and installation artist. <BR><BR>Seth's first autobiographical comics since <I>Palookaville #2 </I>and <I>#3 </I>will be featured in <I>#20</I>. Drawing in his loose sketchbook style, similar to his book <I>Wimbledon Green</I>, Seth details his trip to a book festival and his awkward struggle to overcome isolation and communicate with the people around him. Seth continues the serialization of his acclaimed <I>Clyde Fans </I>story line, about which <I>The New York Times Book Review </I>aptly noted, “Seth truly believes in his wares—the little meanings of regular lives.” This is, perhaps, nowheremore apparent than in the cartoonist's ongoing three-dimensional rendering of his fictional Dominion City, most recently featured in his book <I>George Sprott</I>. Using sketches, photographs, and an essay, the cartoonist explains why the need to conceptualize the fictional city in sculptures was a natural extension from comics storytelling, and how if he had his way, it would have stayed in his basement forever.</P></DIV>