A review by rickklaw
The Lovely Horrible Stuff by Eddie Campbell

3.0

Best known for his collaboration with [a:Alan Moore|3961|Alan Moore|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1304944713p2/3961.jpg] on the extraordinary [b:From Hell|23529|From Hell|Alan Moore|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327894621s/23529.jpg|191464] and his singular creations Alec and Deadface, Eddie Campbell chronicles his financial woes in the entertaining but flawed The Lovely Horrible Stuff. Like many creatives, the concepts of understanding, managing, and even earning money at times elude Campbell. Displaying his trademark wit and superior storytelling skills, Campbell explores a failed Alec sitcom, how producing a Batman comic forced him to incorporate, his struggles with his cantankerous father-in-law, and his journey to Yap, home of the world's largest currency. Sadly the narrative unlike most of Campbell's works often fails to engage, creating reader apathy. The terrible lettering further enhances the rift. Many of the poorly rendered captions must be re-read numerous times. Thankfully Campbell's unique talents salvage the tale. Relying on a combination of traditional cartooning, photo images, and intelligent use of color, he achieves an interesting but not great work.