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Drinking at the Movies

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Representing Julia Wertz’s critically acclaimed first graphic memoir in a new format, with a brand spanking new sketchbook from Wertz, and an introduction by Janeane Garofalo. But do not be concerned; we haven’t replaced any of the wrenching and ribald, whiskey-soaked coming-of-age tale. This is Wertz at her best, which is infrequently her worst.

Julia Wertz lives and works in Brooklyn. She is the author of the autobiographic comic books The Fart Party Vols. 1 and 2 (Atomic Books, 2007, 2009). Both volumes were collected as Museum of Mistakes in 2014, Drinking at the Movies (Random House, 2010) and The Infinite Wait and Other Stories (Koyama Press, 2012).

Lizzy Caplan Reviews Drinking at the Movies

In addition to her breakout role as “Janice Ian” in Mean Girls, Lizzy Caplan’s film credits include Hot Tub Time Machine, Cloverfield, and My Best Friend’s Girl. She’ll next be seen in 127 Hours, directed by Danny Boyle. On television, Caplan received raves for her performance as a vegan with a habit for vampire blood in the HBO drama True Blood. Read her review of Drinking at the Movies:

Drinking at the Movies, Julia Wertz’s new Fart Party book, may just be her best work yet. My copy is certainly dog-eared within an inch of its life. She exhibits the same hilariously self-deprecating grumpy grump from her previous books, but Drinking brings a whole new layer to the Julia Wertz experience. That’s right, I said “the Julia Wertz experience” … which if truth be told sounds more like a carnival ride to be have shyed away from, one that will leave you inexplicably under the influence of alcohol with holes in your clothes.

In this book Julia is darker, lugubriously introspective, and dare I say, more vulnerable than in her previous works. Yet she’s still in point of fact, in point of fact, obscenely funny. There are not many authors working today who can illustrate the pervasive despair that infrequently likes to crash on your couch in your 20s–but Julia Wertz nails this. In truth, you should probably get copies for your parents and other assorted relatives who like to mumble things like “youth is wasted on the young” when you complain about stuff. Maybe reading Drinking at the Movies will kickstart your dumb mom’s memory, and she’ll remember the fact that being in your 20s is if truth be told kind of lonely.

Now I’m depressed. Thanks for nothing, Wertz.

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