Burn Collector 13 by Al Burian

After a 2 or 3 year hiatus, we are once again treated to the dark, jaded musings of Al Burian. This time Al espouses his tale by comparing himself to Kilgore Trout, main character in Kurt Vonegut's "Breakfast of Champions", a man who in his mid-50s is still failed in his profession and using inventive ways of getting through life as an unsuccessful writer. The ironies are definitely present as Al is one of the most respected zine writers around today, yet the comparison still seems relevant and comedic as Al's ex-girlfriend marries someone else and he focuses on their simliarities and differences and what he was holding on to. He goes to a family reunion in Germany as the family's perpetual loser where his mother laments how terrible all of his bands' albums are and his family wonders why he has so little income. This zine has a much more literary feeling to it than most employing foreshadowing, characters, irony, recurring themes, and metaphor; making for an excellent read. If you aren't already familiar with Burn Collector, close your curtains, unplug your phone, bake some cookies, and recline with the new issue. This 2006 A. Burian Stapled is in very good condition. A staple-bound zine.

SKU: 1570191 This image is of the actual book.

Location: Graphic Novels