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Vincent is a dumpster baby born of a mentally challenged woman and a pill popping orderly. Besides this and the fact that he's physically deformed with 4 foot long arms and 1 foot long legs¸ he's the best bar piano player/tv commercial jingle singer out there. After 25 years of playing piano at the same bar her leaves for home on what he thinks is a typical night. Shots ring out--that land Vincent in the hospital--and so does the realization that he's never had his own audience to hear his songs--the bar he plays at hides him behind a curtain because of his deformities. His only comfort lies within the whiskey bottle and conversations with a beautiful waitress who gives him the shoulder to lean on. With the help of the detective that found him in the trash so many years ago¸ he sets out to fake his own death in order to achieve success.
From the Creator¸ Sean Dietrich¸ that brought you Industriacide and Fervor
Mature Readers. Originally Released in September 2007
Reviews
"The art is a mess¸ but in a good sort of way. It's dark and grotesque¸ emphasizing certain features in place of a more detailed reality¸ and that works better for both the subject matter and Dietrich's style in particular.”
"Although hardly a happy sunshine funfest¸ this is probably the most upbeat of Dietrich's challenging oeuvre. Definitely worth picking up¸ if only to read one of the best comic creators you've never heard of.”
- Andrea Speed¸ Comixtreme.com
"4 out of 5 stars” - Richard Vasseur¸ jazmaonline.com
Vincent is a dumpster baby born of a mentally challenged woman and a pill popping orderly. Besides this and the fact that he's physically deformed with 4 foot long arms and 1 foot long legs¸ he's the best bar piano player/tv commercial jingle singer out there. After 25 years of playing piano at the same bar her leaves for home on what he thinks is a typical night. Shots ring out--that land Vincent in the hospital--and so does the realization that he's never had his own audience to hear his songs--the bar he plays at hides him behind a curtain because of his deformities. His only comfort lies within the whiskey bottle and conversations with a beautiful waitress who gives him the shoulder to lean on. With the help of the detective that found him in the trash so many years ago¸ he sets out to fake his own death in order to achieve success.
From the Creator¸ Sean Dietrich¸ that brought you Industriacide and Fervor
Mature Readers. Originally Released in September 2007