On sale date: March 17, 2026
In 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.
Money, 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.
Lafler'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.
Praise
"Lafler's style that rests somewhere between 60s adult animation and 70s underground comics is a great fit for the material, balancing the sexy and the crude, the silly and the flat out absurd." — The Beat
"Tales that explore themes of power, ownership, love, lust, self-delusion, and choices that cannot be overcome." — Solrad
"Lafler transmits the turmoil in shorthand, and without the detached observational distance Theroux frequently employs." — Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide
"It's an effective communication of a fundamentally silly idea, a man who wants to live like he's a character in Looney Tunes because nothing else can thrill him quite the same way anymore." — Book and Film Globe
"Some of Steve Lafler's best work. Clever and engaging in story with art that's full of character but eminently readable." — Never Iron Anything
Specs
- Pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback / Softback
- Color
- Black and white.
- Dimensions
- 6.7" × 10.3"
- ISBN-13
- 9798875001659