<DIV><p>Brian Evenson delves deeply into the pages of Chester Brown’s (<I>Louis Riel</I>, <I>Paying for It</I>) seminal comic-book <I>Yummy Fur</I>, from its beginnings as a mini comic to its afterlife in the graphic novels it spawned. Brian's comics archaeology excavates the discarded fragments of Brown's masterpiece <I>Ed The Happy Clown</I>, examines the never re-printed adaptions of the <I>Gospels</I>, considers the juxtaposition of religion and absurdism, and meditates on the pleasures of reading serialized pamphlet comic books. The book also features a new interview with Chester Brown, shining a new spotlight on this important work.</p><p><B>Brian Evenson</B> is the author of eleven prize-winning books of fiction, including <I>The Open Curtain</I>, <I>Last Days</I>, <I>Windeye</I>, and <I>Immobility</I>. His work has been translated into over a dozen languages. He lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island, where he teaches at Brown University.</p></DIV>