COOPER MALIN

Things That Are Sticky

Here in its entirety, the unedited collection of Things That Are Sticky. Created for the Broadside, the community college newspaper in Bend, Oregon, it was the first time that I allowed myself to think seriously about comics. My god, why did I ever allow such a thing to happen? The whole thing is a mess. It is nonsensical and absurd. Reviews were absymal. I often heard that it made people uncomfortable to read, and that it was confusing and a disgrace to the art form. But it was some of the most fun I have ever had drawing comics. Fueled by drugs, coffee, and a beautiful woman, I would work late into the night creating this monster. Its very creation haunts my waking hours. And I couldn't be happier for it.