Seth’s Wimbledon Green is not a heavy book. Overall, this is a very worthwhile title, and a gentle introduction to the unique world of Seth. Seth even manages to inject a cameo of himself into the picture, and has a gentle laugh at himself in doing so. Moreover, the author pulls off the handy trick of telling the story from a variety of perspectives, allowing equal narrative time to most of the major collectors who proceed to fill out Wimbledon Green's complicated back story. The art is simple and cartoony, but is nonetheless ideal for the subject matter - these collectors focus on traditional gold and silver age comics, and although the series they collect are fictitious, it's obvious that the rare books they lust for are the usual juvenile superhero and funny animal titles.What really makes Wimbledon Green so enjoyable is Seth's obvious sympathy for his somewhat pathetic characters.

The story concerns obsessive, high-powered comic book collectors and the rarefied and highly competitive world in which they live. Wimbledon Green is lots of fun, and despite some self-deprecating remarks that the author makes in his notes to this edition, a fully worthy addition to Seth's commendable bibliography in the world of graphic novels.

Part riotous chase, part whimsical character sketch, Wimbledon Green looks at the need to collect and the need to reinvent oneself. Are Green's intentions honorable? Does he truly love comics or is he driven by the need to conquer? Lastly, is he really even Wimbledon Green?Ī charming and amusing caper where comic-book collecting is a world of intrigue and high finance. Comic-book retailers, auctioneers, and conventioneers from around North America, as well as Green's collecting rivals, weigh in on the man and his vast collection of comic books. Meet Wimbledon Green, the self-proclaimed world's greatest comic-book collector who brokered the world's best comic-book deal in the history of collecting. Taking a break from the serialization of his saga Clyde Fans and the design of The Complete Peanuts, critically acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator Seth creates a farcical world of the people whose passion lies in the need to own comic books and only in pristine, mint condition. From the critically acclaimed cartoonist of Clyde Fans and It's A Good Life comes a humorous graphic novel on the obsession of comic-book collecting

Wimbledon Green by Seth