PROMOTING SOMEONE ELSE’S WORK: JustJenn’s New Comic

My family, being a bunch of drama-free bores who are scattered across a nation, rarely give me that dose of insanity that I think everyone needs in their day-to-day life. Thankfully, JustJenn is one of my best friends and the true stories she tells me about her family are better than any I could concoct. She’s done two comics previously OG: The Book and The Adventures of Kid Emo And Grr Baby but her newest one (which also features the titular grandmother from OG: The Book) is my favorite so far. Jenn takes the conversations she’s had while driving her grandmother around and turns them into funny, sweet three-panel comics that I just plain love.

Here’s one of the first installments from OG: Road Trippin’:

There’s quite a few like this; little bursts of naturally comedic dialogue. What’s pleasantly surprising is seeing how evocative minimalist style is when it comes to the topic of her grandfather’s death, forgoing mawkishness and rending of cloth and instead focusing on little moments that are pretty universal. You can pre-order the book now or wait to see her at San Diego, where she’s forced to sit next to those schmucks from Agreeable Comics for four days.