Strong Eye Contact

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Christopher Adams 2d Cloud Strong Eye Contact stars an unnamed immigrant and aspiring comedian as he tries to make his way in America. IPart comic strip collection, part art book. The reader is led by a Buster Keaton-like figure through his memories as he tries, with limited success, to be a typical American: using consumer products, failed vacations, and a fabricated family life.Using mediums often associated with childhood mark-making (crayons, colored pens, markers) gives the book a simplistic sheen that belies the formal sophistication operating just beneath the surface. Show more