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A Joe Matt graphic novel collects three of his Peepshow comic books.

I like Joe, despite how enormously unlikeable he tries to make himself, what with his tight-wadness, and his truly pathetic addiction to porn that keeps him from being able to form a bond with any kind of real female human being.

But then I feel like a sucker, because that kind of seems like his game -- pre-empt any condemnation you might make but saying it first, and then forcing you to like him anyway. Manipulative, which is what his friends accuse of him of (another way he's self aware). J can't stand him; any time Matt's work surfaces around the house, J is moved to exclaim about what a dick that Joe Matt guy is.

Let's say I like his work -- his drawing style has something very clean and warm and human about it -- but wouldn't want to be friends with him. I'm curious to find out what happens next, but given his production schedule, it'll probably be another 3-4 years unti I find out.