{"title":"Steve Lafler","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteve Lafler launched his opening cartooning salvo with Mean Cat several decades ago, a comic book brimming with energetic surrealism fronted with a garish purple and pink screenprint cover. Ever the maverick marching to his own beat, this comics auteur enjoyed long runs of his improvised Dog Boy comic book, as well as the jaunty, unhinged Buzzard anthology. Lafler has several graphic novels to his credit, notably BugHouse From the Top, a history of bebop jazz realized with an all-insect cast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"crazy-for-you","title":"Crazy for You","description":"\u003ch5\u003eIn this double feature of love and obsession, two short stories by the acclaimed novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux are adapted into comics in a feat of vision only veteran cartoonist Steve Lafler could accomplish.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoney, women, power, and rebelling against the golden years. These are some of the perilous and alluring patterns that weave their way through Crazy for You. In this double feature of love and obsession, two short stories by the acclaimed writer Paul Theroux are adapted by veteran cartoonist Steve Lafler. “Minor Watt” is a high society satire lampooning the perverse relationship between art and the art market — and what happens when the joy of owning is outstripped by the thrill of destroying. “Siamese Nights” is a tale of infidelity, infatuation, and exoticism, blending into an intoxicating, midlife crisis siren song. Little choices and self-betrayals build until a quiet leitmotif rolls into a shattering crescendo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLafler's bold and expressive style effortlessly captures the pulp exuberance adorning Theroux’s stories and the profound vulnerability underlying his characters. Crazy for You will stop you in your tracks right before it bowls you over.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Theroux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ Softback","offer_id":48617274671350,"sku":"9798875001659","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0322\/7339\/9944\/files\/CrazyForYou_TherouxandLafler_3D.jpg?v=1755541172"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.fantagraphics.com\/collections\/steve-lafler-1.oembed","provider":"Fantagraphics ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}