![]() ![]() Ollmann’s true talent is drawing and painting faces that demand attention. ![]() And while Fictional Father is quite beautiful - rich with expressive and piercing art, all of it serving up a family tragedy that is equally funny and sentimental - Ollmann does not always push his aesthetic as far he can. But in many ways it is also an essay on the significance of comics (Ollmann literally redraws classic examples throughout to make various claims about the art form) and how they can engender empathy even for bad people. ![]() This is a book by a visual artist about a failed visual artist, who lives in the shadow of a successful one. Joe Ollmann’s Fictional Father is a wild tale, one in which the hero tries to overcome addiction, career failure, and generational trauma with the help of his mother, his boyfriend, and various Sonny Side Up sycophants. In truth, Jimmi is a narcissistic, money-obsessed jerk who cheats on his wife and resents Caleb’s existence nevertheless, he dreams of his son taking over the strip one day. His dad, Jimmi, is the millionaire creator of the world-famous comic strip Sonny Side Up, about an endearing father-son relationship. Caleb Wyatt is a middle-aged painter and recovering alcoholic looking for a break. ![]()
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