#106 Ripple: A Prediliction For Tina

This collection represents the most true-to-life and most personal work of cartoonist Dave Cooper. The story, originally serialized in his comic Weasel, desribes the fate of an artist, not unlike Mr. Cooper, who becomes entangled in a messy, odd and (by all stretches of the imagination) unhealthy sexual relationship with one of his artist's models. A friend of mine dismissed this book as no less than smut because of its extremely adult content, but I'd have to disagree. While this very graphic novel lives up to the name, its too full of truths about lust and obsession to ignore.

Most of Dave Cooper's published comics work can be found on at Fantagraphics.com.