My Stupid Life, published by San Francisco-based press Silver Sprocket, is available now. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Texas VisualArt comics punk
From comedic strips joking about his personal life to more sobering stories recounting the toll being on the punk scene can take, the book documents major changes and progressions in both Clem's art style and his personal life during that time.
"There's this safety in writing fiction that you don't have with nonfiction," said Clem, 40."Even if you write some super personal shit, but you project it onto a fictional character, there's this safe buffer there."in 2007 around the time he ended his relationship with Victoria. A year later, his desire to write comics returned, leading to the launch ofThis new series featured a tonal shift, including a more consistent look and grounding in style.
"An influence who I reached out to was [graphic novelist] Evan Dorkin, whose art I really love," he said."The most important thing I think he told me, or my biggest takeaway, was to just draw backgrounds."What's evident throughout the progression of comics collected inWhile the new book is the highlight of this year for Clem, he is also looking ahead to future artistic endeavors.
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