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The Lost Boy by Greg Ruth has a fairly basic story. Boy finds artifact and mysterious stranger(s) that lead him to a fantastical kingdom where he must complete his task to save the world. There really aren’t a lot of surprises here unless you’re totally unaware of stories of fairies and magic.  But Ruth does add some clever details, from the initial appearance of an old tape recorder (which helps provide an opportunity for exposition through playing it’s old tapes) to the various animal creatures who appear in the story. What really makes this book worth reading is the fantastically …

Boulet is such a fun, imaginative artist — I’ve been crawling through the archives of his website.  So much of it is incredibly fun — it’s basically a journal comic but he really gives free rein to flights of fantasy in it.  I am kind of amazed at the output too – there is so much material and it’s all incredibly detailed and intricate. Maybe it’s because it sounds like Boulet draws ALL the time — here’s one about how he manages to draw people on the subway (which like all furtive sketching of people in public is a nerve-wracking …