Subway Series

I picked up this book at a local comic book story, based souly on the cover, and back, which happened to be a refreshing style faced against all the superhero and babe-boobage, in which the store's customers manifest themselves. I went in looking for Daniel Clows and possibly Harvey Pekar. Neither were found, but this, this was a nice book to fall back on. The presence of a Daniel clows influence is very prominent throughout the entire novel. The character of Tina is extremely reminiscent of Ghost World's Enid, though, a more commericalized and somehow realistic version. Tina's "friends" also inhabit the Clowes spirit, in bitchiness, and realism. The only problem is that it feels like Leela Corman is trying to hard to make her characters something they are not. Though, I will say, the Halloween party section is quite genius. A major turning point in my mind was when it was revealed that these characters are in high school. A lot of the material that these people are going through is highly disturbing. I honestly don't know if this was the author's intention. It seems to remind me of Larry Clark's "Kids." Especially in one of Tina's episodes in which she has sex just to get through with it already. All of this, combined with the fact that the book could use a proper ending (which would be forgivable if it were certain there is going to be another instalment), it is hard to say whether I really like Corman's "Subway Series." It was, however, a blast to read, and get into the underground mindset of a witty comic once more.