The 10th Anniversary Edition Of The Alcoholic Gets A Release Party In LA
by Hannah Means Shannon
Ten years ago, Vertigo published The Alcoholic by Jonathan Ames and Dean Haspiel, and this autumn, the book is getting a special 10th Anniversary Edition from Berger Books at Dark Horse, with expanded materials.
The book is described thus:
This awkward and agonizing tale of a boozed-up, coked-out, sexually confused, and hopelessly romantic author explores the life of a failing writer who’s coming off a doomed romance and searching for hope. Unfortunately, the first place his search takes him is the bottom of a bottle as he careens from one off-kilter encounter to another in search of himself in this hilarious yet heartbreaking graphic novel debut by Jonathan Ames.
Ames and Haspiel will be holding a special event this week, The Alcoholic 10th Anniversary Release Party & Reading, on Wednesday, September 12th, from 7 – 9pm, at Secret Headquarters at 3817 W Sunset Blvd, LA, CA 90026.
Afterwards, they’ll be decamping to the 4100 Bar at 1087 Manzanita Street
in LA (http://213hospitality.com/proj
Join Haspiel and Ames in celebrating the pathos and humor of their highly original book and check out Comicon.com’s interview with Haspiel about this new edition right here.
