This new edition presents Seth's first book in it's definitive form, collecting the extensive, beautifully illustrated storyline from his popular comic book series PALOOKAVILLE. Here, he vividly recounts his search for meaning in the life and work of kalo, a forgotten gag-cartoonist of the 1940's and '50's This compulsive task takes him through stacks of crumbling books and maga3ines in the hope of finding ,and ultimately holding onto, a piece of the past. With this remarkable novella, Seth had demonstrated the power of comics as a narrative form. The story unfolds slowly. Opening win- dows onto haunting scenes of old factories. Remote towns, and distant train routes; taking us back ,on a voyage across both distance and time.

 

Seth was born in 1962. For the first twenty (or so ) years he lived under the name his parents had given him; Gregory Gallant. In the 1980's he changed it to his current nom-de -plune. Looking back this may have been a youthful error... however. Little can be done about it now He has been writing and drawing his comic book series PALIOOKAVILLE since1991 and his illustration work has appeared in numerous publications, including THE WALL ST. JOURNAL, MOTHER JONES, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE ATLANTIC, FORTUNE THE NEW YORKER, NICKELODEON, AND SAT-URDAY NIGHE, He live in Guelph, ont-ario with his wife Tania and their two cats, He divides his time between two passions— working on PALOOKAVILLE and seeking out the work of old- time cartoonists,