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Life Sucks Paperback – April 29, 2008

by Jessica Abel (Author), Gabriel Soria (Author), Warren Pleece (Illustrator)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 44 ratings
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Life sucks for Dave Marshall.

The girl he's in love with doesn't know he exists, he hates his job, and ever since his boss turned him into a vampire, he can't go out in daylight without starting to charbroil.

Undead life in its uncoolest incarnation yet is on display in this cinematic, supernatural drama told with gallons of humor and hemoglobin. In striking, colorful, B-movie sty;e artwork and light-hearted, intelligent writing by Jessica Abel, Gabe Soria, and Warren Pleece, Dave Marshall's story comes alive – in a vampiric kind of way.

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  1. Print length
    192 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    First Second
  4. Publication date
    April 29, 2008
  5. Grade level
    9 and up
  6. Reading age
    14 years and up
  7. Dimensions
    6.25 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    1596431075
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1596431072
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Dave is a poor vampire, working the night shift at the 24-hour convenience store run by his vampire master, Lord Radu Arisztidescu, who thinks Dave is pretty much a wuss as a bloodsucker. Truth is, Dave would rather steal his nutrition from a blood bank than kill the innocent. But this choice leaves him weak and vulnerable to more predatory types like alpha-vampire surfer dude Wes, who's making a move on Rosa, the Latina gothic babe Dave has his eye on. There's plenty of humor with Dave's friend Jerome acting as a Clerks-like foil, coming over to Dave's work at night when the black-eyeliner crowd comes by (the Running of the Goths). Life Sucks also gets a good deal of mileage out of the ironic distance between the romantic visions that Rosa and her mortal crowd have of the vampire lifestyle and the grimy reality of Dave's life as an eternal wage slave. Even if it doesn't pan out satisfactorily (the conclusion seems particularly truncated), Abel and Soria's light approach, combined with Pleece's bright, Technicolor art, gives the book an entertaining Joss Whedon gloss to its Gen-Y bloodsucking melodrama. (Feb.)
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About the Author

Life Sucks was written by Jessica Abel and Gabe Soria, with art by Warren Pleece. Jessica Abel is one of the foremost female comics creators in the industry. She and her husband teach courses on creating comics at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and have co-written the textbook based on their classes, Drawing Words and Writing Pictures, also out this season from First Second.

Gabe Soria is a Brooklyn-based music journalist and has written Batman Adventures.

Warren Pleece is a British comics artist who has worked on numerous projects, including The Invisibles and Hellblazer.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ First Second (April 29, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1596431075
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1596431072
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 years and up
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 9 and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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    Author and coach Jessica Abel is the author of Growing Gills, Out on the Wire, La Perdida, and two textbooks about making comics, Drawing Words & Writing Pictures and Mastering Comics. Abel’s latest work of fiction is the Eisner-nominated Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars. She is Chair of the Illustration Program at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and lives with her family in Philadelphia.

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    Gabe Soria writes books, comics, role-playing games, album liner notes, and assorted other things. He is the creator of the Sword & Backpack RPG, the Midnight Arcade series from Penguin Workshop Books, and can sometimes be seen on the streets of New Orleans.

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Cute story, some what graphic. Classic story of a misfit young adult with a crush, has the added appeal of vampires. A more down to earth look at realistic vampires.
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William Patterson
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Funny, unique in the sense that it completely un-glamorizes vampires. The main character is one of a few vampires who were "recruited" (bitten during what they thought was normal interviews) into vampiredom only to serve as clerks at 711 type shops for the older vampires. Relatable to young people in terms of awkwardness, working menial jobs, and trying to find honest ways to be with a person they like. Artwork was not fancy but good and vivid. My only complaint is that the main character's love interest is kind of airheaded.
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Marc E. DiPaolo
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this
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Hilarious and true-to-life.
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The Panda Gang
1.0 out of 5 stars It just sucks
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Its awful. Just truly awful. Its completely derivative and was just such a waste of my time to read. If this hadn't been assigned reading I wouldn't have bothered but I had to read it and I feel dumber for the experience. I really truly hated this.
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Banshee
5.0 out of 5 stars This vampire comic story ROCKED!
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2010
It is a tragic love tale between a girl who wanted to be a vampire and a boy who BECAME a vampire.

And he would rather not have his love interest follow the same path. For many good reasons, too.

One of them includes being an overworked slave to a master vampire who actually owns a dinky little CONVENIENCE STORE in a crime-ridden Los Angeles neighborhood, believe it or not. So he has to work there from dusk to dawn to pay his dues - for all eternity to come, too.

The poor kid already hates himself and his life, so he feels he has nothing left if it isn't for a gorgeous Hispanic chick who regularly goes with the cloak-wearing crowd to the dance club at the very end of the depressing strip mall where his little shop is located. This smokin' hot Gothic babe has stolen his heart, yet he is afraid she wouldn't give him the time of day due to his pathetic dorkiness.

Even worse, the reluctant young vampire has a powerful archrival, who happens to be a bronzed beach bum who has EVERYTHING from a sleek car to a trendy beach house to a pair of blonde girlfriends on his muscular arms, too. This smooth-operating surfer is also a murderous freak and he wants the raven-haired cutie, too!

What can our bashful little hero do? At least he has a few nerdy friends to help him, maybe???

It is a very well-illustrated vampire-related modern fantasy with a very different kind of ending than you would have expected and yes, a lot of heart, too. Take that, "Twilight"!:)
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A.D.
2.0 out of 5 stars Life Sucks (literally)
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2009
As a casual fan of La Perdida (also by Jessica Abel) and indie graphic novels in general (i.e. Daniel Clowes, Adrian Tomine, Joe Matt, Jeffrey Brown, Craig Thompsen, Charles Burns), I took a gamble with this one when I saw it at my local comic book store and thought it looked like a fun, light read. However, after reading it, I must say that it was entirely a waste of time. It feels terribly dated with horribly written dialogue and it feels like the creators were just trying to cash in on the vampire fad (i.e. Twilight series). I'd probably compare it to a blockbuster popcorn movie, as opposed to what could have been an interesting, cult-y new take on the whole vampire genre. It's surely a waste of talent and I hope Jessica Abel doesn't continue on with this trend.
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BeautifulDreamer
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book!
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2010
It was an easy, fast read. It flowed rather well despite the fact that its not an animation and there are printed words instead of sounds. I got really into it. Only took me a day to get through it. I really enjoyed it and wish there were more in the series.
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Hector
4.0 out of 5 stars Un superbe roman graphique
Reviewed in France on June 20, 2013
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Edité en France, mais avec une couverture bien moins avantageuse., ce récit d'amour et de vampire, mais vu du côté "vie courante", et pas romantique comme Twilight, (il était paru avant), offre l'opportunité de lire un roman graphique à la fois nerveux, intelligent, et poétique. C'est assez rare.
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I've been looking for this for a while, and my progress was hindered at first because I vaguely remembered reading it but forgot the name of the book! So funny, and intriguing, and the vibe of a sarcastic social commentary. I would recommend it to anyone!
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