There's likely a bit of hyperbole here. When you're dreaming of becoming a cartoonist, you can never have enough books. Each title is like a piece of armor, allowing you to suit up in the guise of a knight, charging with a pen not a lance.
Of course, maybe it's not hyperbole. Maybe a golden light strikes the retina when you open it, a light that contains the encoded knowledge of all cartooning. But I'm in the dark because I've only seen the cover.
And that's all I need to see because it announces the author: Art Roche.
I met Art several years ago as a fellow comic strip artist. He'd come close enough to syndication to walk away with friction burns, and I loved his work, admired his perseverance.
If this book were filled with nothing more than Art Roche doodles it would be a necessary book just for the eye. But if he shares an insight or two, press your ear to the page and listen.
I discovered Art's book while looking at Cartoonist Central, another example of hyperbole. But just barely. It's an indefatigable site that collects links to anything cartoonish on the web. Blogs, exhibits, strips, interviews, podcasts, and a dozen or more other categories. It's compiled and corralled by Mike Arnold, a cartoonist who can draw for any occasion.
It makes perfect sense that he'd create a site for every occasion, as well.
