Whatever showcases a remarkable collection of humorous and beautifully drawn short stories by Ignatz-nominated and Xeric Award-winning artist Karl Stevens. Set in the world of young artists, dreamers, drinkers, layabouts and dime-store deep thinkers of bohemian Allston, Massachusetts, the strips - originally published in The Phoenix, Boston's leading alternative weekly - are revealing snapshots of real-life urban America at the dawn of the 21st century. In addition to The Phoenix strips, Whatever features a number of exquisite color pieces expertly rendered in watercolor.
Karl Stevens is a graphic novelist and painter whose comics have appeared regularly in the New Yorker, Village Voice, and Boston Phoenix. Stevens' graphic novels include Whatever (2008), The Lodger (2010), Failure (2013), The Winner (2018), and Penny: A Graphic Memoir (2021) He lives in Boston with his wife Alex and their cats, Penny and Pepper.
"Whatever is a remarkable collection of humorous and beautifully-drawn short stories set in the world of young artists, dreamers, drinkers, layabouts and dime-store deep thinkers of bohemian Allston, Massachusetts, the strips are revealing snapshots of real-life urban America at the dawn of the 21st century…" -- Michael R. Murray, The Celebrity Cafe
128 page black and white and 12 pages in color paperback with color covers.
Alternative Comics, 2008
