Collects all three volumes of the Eisner Award-nominated graphic novels series, which skewers a self-important male literary poser.

Living in a beat-up motel and consorting with the downtrodden as well as the mid-level literati, Fante Bukowski must overcome great obstacles ― a love interest turned rival, ghostwriting a teen celebrity's memoirs, no actual talent ― to gain the respect and adoration from critics and, more importantly, his father. Van Sciver has created a scathing, hilarious, and empathetic character study of a self-styled author determined that he's just one more poem (or drink) away from success.

This expanded edition includes a foreword by novelist Ryan Boudinot (Blueprints of the Afterlife), a facsimile reproduction of Bukowski's literary debut, 6 Poems (thought lost to time in the wake of a motel fire that destroyed the entire original print run), a "Works Cited" section, and a selection of "visual tributes" by over two dozen cartoonists including Nina Bunjevac, Simon Hanselmann, Jesse Jacobs, Ed Piskor, Leslie Stein, and others.

Author/Artist: Noah Van Sciver
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Page Count: 452pp
Size: 6.5 x 9.5
Notes: full color

PAPERBACK
Date of Publication: January 18, 2022
ISBN: 978-1683965145

HARDCOVER
Date of Publication: March 17, 2020
ISBN: 978-1683962854