Ed the Happy Clown reprinted

This makes me mad for reasons I can't quite place.

Probably the strongest reason to pick up Ed The Happy Clown is the extensive notesd Brown includes in the final three pages. Brown is a cartoonist who isn't afraid to share his process with his readers, as noted above, and in the actual story notes one can find fascinating and revelatory nuggets that lead to a further appreciation of his efforts.

I guess that's the one thing it has going for it beyond ... the graphic novel edition that sits somewhere on my shelf.

And the covers... which, Chester Brown seems more adept at creating now than he was in the 1980s.

And... ? Is that about it? Could he have not just republished it, with notes, in graphic-novel form?

Instead of nine 24-page pamphlets?

Hm...