A statement of intent about a forthcoming poem over sixteen panels is accompanied by illustrations of rabbits, he creates Heath Robinson-style contraptions to illustrate literary devices, and savagely dissects the procrastinating writer. There’s a poetic beauty to the sample page’s combination of simple and engaging illustration, smart visual jokes and school lit-crit phrases, and Snider continues to find appropriate visual analogies or comparisons to accompany his thoughts.
What prevents it being dull and judgemental is Grant Snider’s self-awareness, intelligence and an ability to let his imagination fly. It’s not about graphic novels, though, but books and reading in general, almost fetishising the process in places.
Considering the comics form is so intimately connected to reading, it’s surprising that no previous creator has actually considered the subject using the form.
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