![]() ![]() Gurewitch does contemplate religion frequently in the strip, as when a flock of woolly sheep worship a fluffy cloud as their risen savior or two different kids pray to win their school spelling bee, triggering a no-holds-barred deathmatch between Jesus and Ganesh. If you're a PBF fan, you know the name signals a '90s-style mockery of all things clean-cut and sincere, not a focus on religious subjects in particular. ![]() He's best known for The Perry Bible Fellowship, the beloved, award-winning gag strip he started way back in 2001. But given the nature of this strange project, Gurewitch probably has a longer horizon in mind. Notes on a Case of Melancholia, or: A Little Death probably won't sell well in a nation gripped by a pandemic. That's because it's a comedy about death - or Death, to be more precise, as in the Grim Reaper himself. ![]() It's hard to decide whether Nicholas Gurewitch's new book is jarringly at odds with our current moment or perfectly suited to it. ![]()
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