The Con Artists (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781770466234)

A quintessentially millennial tale about friendship and the quest for self-actualization

This is going to be Frank's year. He's going to do it all: find love, become a famous comedian, and responsibly parent his plants. But then, Giorgio gets hit by a bus.

Self-assured and utterly entitled, Giorgio has always seemed like "Frank, but better." Moving in with and caring for his estranged childhood friend quickly starts to chip away at Frank's sense of self, as well as Giogio's carefully curated online persona. Is Giorgio's penchant for overindulgence truly aspirational? Or is it ultimately a red flag? The further Frank is pulled into Giorgio's orbit, the quicker his existential dread blooms. Expectation and reality soon collide in a singular tale about trust and confidence.

Luke Healy's playful, hilarious third graphic novel uses crisp lines and physical comedy to portray an uneasy friendship between two young men on the cusp of adulting. Snippets from Frank's middling stand-up routines are punctuated by the subtle farce of Healy's mise-en-sc鈩e and the lively, at times scathingly pointed, banter of old friends. The Con Artists is a stylish character study that asks the question of who fools who once everyone is off-camera.

Author: Luke Healy
ISBN-10: 1770466231
ISBN-13: 9781770466234
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Language: English
Published: 06/07/2022
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 8.78h x 6.26w x 0.85d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/01/2022 pg. 145
Booklist 06/01/2022 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 06/20/2022
Shelf Awareness 07/20/2022