Otts reviewed Hand drying in America by Ben Katchor
Really good, but have to be in the right mind space
4 stars
I love Ben Katchor's line work and style. The observations and point of view in each comic strip are always interesting, but there's a density to them (visually and conceptually) that require a lot of effort from me to parse: architecture, history, urbanity, narrative. I think I used to read them in an alternative weekly a while ago, and that's the kind of reading pace that worked for me: one per week.
I love Ben Katchor's line work and style. The observations and point of view in each comic strip are always interesting, but there's a density to them (visually and conceptually) that require a lot of effort from me to parse: architecture, history, urbanity, narrative. I think I used to read them in an alternative weekly a while ago, and that's the kind of reading pace that worked for me: one per week.