Leon Beyond--part John Hodgman, part out-of-date school textbook--is the know-it-all, relentless-fact-baking brain child of cartoonists Kevin Huizenga and Dan Zettwoch. Leon's knowledge was catalogued weekly in the "St. Louis Riverfront Times." "Amazing Facts and Beyond "collects the comic-strip's b[...]
Formally innovative explorations bring poetry to the quotidian
In "Gloriana," Kevin Huizenga exposes the mechanics that underpin everyday life. His protagonist, Glenn Ganges, has conversations about dish soap and library visits that are both faithful depictions of the mundane interactions we all[...]