Ice Haven
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The author of Ghost World presents an offbeat tour of the sleepy Midwestern town of Ice Haven and its unusual inhabitants, including Random Wilder, the narrator and would-be poet laureate of the town; his arch-rival Ida Wentz; the lovelorn Violet Van der Plazt and Vida Wentz; Mr. and Mrs. Ames, a detective team; and others. Mature.
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I have avoided Clowes for no good reason, really, and I kind of regreat it now. Ice Haven is a deeply tragic set of stories, and has the kind of fascinating structure that the medium of comics can encourage, but rarely finds. A series of character vignettes, all of which revolve around a child abduction, all done is varying styles and tones. One of the most interesting books I've read in a while.
