By Seth Kushner
Read past installments
SCHMUCK 1: Beer, Babes and Bowel Movements
THE SCHMUCK DIARIES: Mein Roommates
THE SCHMUCK DIARIES: The Lap-Date
THE SCHMUCK DIARIES: Writing (No) Class
THE SCHMUCK DIARIES: Number 32
THE SCHMUCK DIARIES: Send in the Clones Part-1
THE SCHMUCK DIARIES: Send in the Clones Part-2
SCHMUCK DIARIES: “Nice” Jewish Girls
Pierce Hargan was born in Los Angeles, CA and is currently living in a tiny apartment in Brooklyn, NY. He received a BFA at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in 2012 and is currently working on his first personal story, Alexandria. In the past he has collaborated with other artists on films, children’s books, and illustrations, and is interested in the potential of multi-media collaborations. He believes that comics have the potential to allow oneself to express themselves at the purest level. He has yet to achieve this, but he is trying.
Website: piercehargan.prosite.com
Tumblr: piercehargan.tumblr.com
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Whenever Seth Kushner did anything foolish growing up, his mother would call him a “Schmuck,” that beloved Yiddish term of not-so-endearment. So, of course, it’s the title of his new comix semi-autobio on TRIP CITY, an online multimedia arts salon. Renowned for his The Brooklynites book and CulturePOP Photocomix, photographer and author Seth Kushner now throws his hat into the comics arena. SCHMUCK chronicles the period after his being dumped by a girlfriend, and the ensuing cascade of blind dates, Internet hook-ups, and comically tragic situations he endured with the hopes of finding “true love.”
SCHMUCK sheds a brutally honest light on 20-something relationships. Adam Kessler, our “hero,” is based on Kushner, ten years ago – a pop-culture-obsessed photographer torn between pleasing Mom by finding a “nice Jewish girl,” and figuring out what he really wants. His internal monologue is filled with the standard inane, perverted and self-deprecating thoughts we all have but are ashamed to admit. Meanwhile, his shit-talking, sex-obsessed Brooklyn boys stand by with their own, often wacky, advice.
Chapter One “Beer, Babes and Bowel Movements,” illustrated by Kevin Colden, (with “Photocomix” by Seth) debuted on Monday, January 9. From there, a new chapter will appear on TripCity.net every second Monday for one year. Every fourth Monday will see the release of a prose piece, “THE SCHMUCK DIARIES,” which will act as supplements to the comics. 2012 will see the release of 12 SCHMUCK comix and 12 SCHMUCK DIARIES.
SCHMUCK is an anthology series with different artists illustrating short “schmucky stories,” which can be read individually, or together to tell the complete narrative. SCHMUCK artists include; Sean Pryor (Pekar Project), Bobby Timony (Night Owls), Omar Angulo (Hurricane Wilma), Shamus Beyale (The Grimm Fairy Tales), Ryan Alexander-Tanner (To Teach), George Schall, (Dark Horse Presents) Nathan Schreiber (Power-Out), Leland Purvis (Resistance), Stephen DeStefano (‘MAZING MAN) and more TBA.
What to expect: heartbreak, diarrhea, painful STD removal, rejection, Kung-Fu, Natalie Portman, vomit, boobs, self-loathing, unkempt genital regions, sex with an ex, drunkenness, sexual dysfunction, depression, misogyny, and somehow, hope.
Influences on SCHMUCK include; Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor, Alex Robinson’s Box Office Poison, Bob Fingerman’s Beg The Question, Dean Haspiel’s Street Code, Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint, Curb Your Enthusiasm, works by Nick Hornby, Jonathan Ames, Woody Allen, Adrian Tomine, Jeffrey Brown, Chester Brown and Joe Matt.
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REALLY love the art in this story! i will be keeping an eye out for pierce hargan!
Shades of Ho Che Anderson. Really good comic, fellas!
well done! great story and great art, beautiful lines throughout…
Really gorgeous art. I’ve been hearing about this hair phobia from the younger generation… time to bring back the natural Seventies!