A review by hypops
The Frank Book by Jim Woodring, Francis Ford Coppola
3.0
Frank comics are best in small doses. I’d even say that Jim Woodring’s best Frank strips can be found in his covers, individual panels, and one-off paintings and drawings.
When I first encountered Frank strips back in the ‘90s, they were unlike anything I’d read. But now that I’ve spent years digging deeper and deeper into comics’ many nooks and crannies, Frank seems disappointingly conventional. It’s a strip that follows the same structure and logic as old newspaper strips (Krazy Kat, Little Nemo, etc) with just a dash of 70’s-era underground psychedelia.
In other words, I respect Woodring’s craft, but Frank doesn’t do much for me.
When I first encountered Frank strips back in the ‘90s, they were unlike anything I’d read. But now that I’ve spent years digging deeper and deeper into comics’ many nooks and crannies, Frank seems disappointingly conventional. It’s a strip that follows the same structure and logic as old newspaper strips (Krazy Kat, Little Nemo, etc) with just a dash of 70’s-era underground psychedelia.
In other words, I respect Woodring’s craft, but Frank doesn’t do much for me.