'I remember I even began a sketchbook comic adaptation of The Cherry Orchard, Chekhov's last play, back in my late 20s.' 9th.Ĭhekhov is one of Seth's favorite writers, because of the sympathetic and yet obtuse nature of his work, Seth said. Recently, Seth illustrated a novel of Anton Chekhov's translated stories, entitled 'About Love.' It's set to be released by Biblioasis on Oct. Though for Seth, a graphic novel is a 'Frankenstein monster of a term.' His graphic novels include 'Clyde Fans,' 'It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken,' 'Wimbledon Green,' a collection of sketches called 'Vernacular Drawings,' and the comic book series 'Palookaville,' among others.

Seth called it the 'ring of truth,' as most of his work is autobiographical.

He thinks that the comic medium is better suited for stories about regular, mundane existence than about superheroes. Standing affably in a vintage-inspired getup, Seth, a cartoonist, graphic novelist, and illustrator, described the struggle of separating himself from the clichés associated with fantasy storytelling. 'Especially when the cartoonists do special voices for each of the characters,' he said. Is an excellent comic romp, and will seem all too familiar to collectors and the people that love (or loath) them.

Free from the graphic atmospherics and demanding literary motifs of his more literary work, Seth is able to stretch out and create a world and a story that is light and funny while still deeply felt and finely crafted. All of this is both a loving satire of the milieu the author himself inhabits and also a kind of fictional history of comic book collectors. Through the memories of Wimbledon's associates, enemies and friends, Seth recounts the rise of Wimbledon and key events in the Green legend: the discovery of the priceless Wilber Webb collection and the hunt for the mythical comic book The Green Ghost Uses multiple comic strip formats and dozens of characters and points of view to tell the story of the title character, a mysterious comic book collector generally regarded, as the subtitle suggests, as the best around. This 'sketchbook story' continues Seth's impressive run of side projects, a densely packed, quirky novel that is some of his most compelling work yet.

Wimbledon Green by Seth