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''Jar of Fools'' is a once-weekly comic strip by Jason Lutes that was compiled, first into a two-part anthology, and then a graphic novel. The work has received praise from the New York Times book review, Spin Magazine, Wired Magazine, and acclaimed comics creator Chris Ware 〔("Jar of Fools" ) webpage at Drawn and Quarterly's website.〕 ''Jar of Fools'' is the story of a tormented magician named Ernie Weiss (likely based on Harry Houdini, whose name was originally Ehrich Weiss〔("Fools of Wisdom" ) - An article on Metroactive Books about ''Jar of Fools''.〕). His brother, Howard, has died and he has become estranged from his girlfriend, Esther O'Dea. The story of the comic retells Ernie's struggles to get himself back on track and find himself, in part through the guidance of Al Flosso (likely also based on a real magician of the same name〔("Al Flosso" ) at the Magic Directory.〕). The strip first ran weekly in ''The Stranger'', a weekly Seattle alternative newspaper. Jason Lutes self-published a collection of strips at first, but in 1994, Black Eye Productions released the series in a two-part collected anthology. The book was then published by Drawn and Quarterly in 2003, where Jason Lutes also released his ''Berlin'' series. ''Jar of Fools'' was one of Jason Lutes's first mainstream successes, earning him praise from many publications. Chris Ware, one of the most popular alternative comics writers, said of ''Jar of Fools'': "Reading Jar of Fools is like getting a slow motion punch in the face. There’s plenty of time to get out of the way, but something compels you to wait and find out if it’s actually going to hurt as much when it hits. And, of course, it does."〔 Will Shetterly and Emma Bull picked ''Jar'' as one of the two best graphic novels of 1994, describing it as "an astonishingly mature work."〔"Comics 1994," ''The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection'', p.xc〕 The success of ''Jar of Fools'' came as something of a surprise to Lutes. On that subject he says: "I think it was well-received partly because I set out specifically to tell a story that could be picked up and read by people who did not usually read comics, and partly because the reader could in some way participate in the same process of discovery I went through in its creation."〔("An Interview with Jason Lutes" ) at Silver Bullet Comics.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jar of Fools」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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