Real Stuff

by Dennis P. Eichhorn and Aamna Qureshi

Dennis P. Eichhorn has been a bartender, dishwasher, cook, doorman, process server, stable hand, sailor, bouncer, taxicab driver, phone interviewer, hod carrier, publisher, firefighter, and paralegal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974587001
• ISBN13: 9780974587004
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Swifty Morales Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Killer comic material, straight-up and true to life

I love Dennis Eichhorn's (and, more importantly, his *artists'*) work. His life, real and exaggerated (and don't tell me there are no parts that are exaggerated) is full of sex, drugs, violence, nudity, and is just a darned entertaining yarn. Dennis and me are from the same barbarian tribe that dates back somewhere to Northern Europe, around Roman times. Speaks to the barbarian in all white men. DAMN GOOD STUFF. Recommended. You may not care for this radikal underground druggie intellectual anarchist communist outlaw humor if you a.) take your religion waaaay too seriously like so many fundies or b.) are a really serious dude that leaps to judgement and not able to see the slanted, twisted side of life, or c.) are exclusively homosexual and can't sympathize with the single, horny, active heteosexuals out there nor find any sexiness in the female body (a misfortune as it is 50% of the human race), or d.) are some kind of feminist that thinks porno is evil, and hates mankind. Porn ain't evil, it's beauty, like the human body. Beautiful and wonderful and a miracle; rejoice in it.

Real Stuff is the Real Deal

If Harvey Pekar originated the genre, Dennis Eichhorn surely mastered it. Dennis is a great storyteller, and he's hooked up with some of the best comicbook artists in the land, so you can't miss with this collection. Just about every story would make a good movie. If you can imagine Charles Bukowski morphed into Hunter s. Thompson and a football player for the Fightin' Missionaries then you have an idea of whats in store for you. This is probably the best anthology of comics published all year. Highly reccomended.

Wonderful, hair-raising stuff . . . but is it all real?

This comeeck was recommended by someone who compared it to Pekar's _American Splendor_ series. They're both autobiographical, both about oddballs, both illustrated by a large roster of noted comic artists.I'm about half-way though, and from what I've seen it's even better than _Splendor_. The stories are widely varied. Some are from Eichhorn's childhood and school daze, others from his time as a fire-fighter in Alaska.We get to know the brooding, introspective Pekar better through his comics, but Eichhorn's are funnier and more fantastic. Others are horrifyingly violent. Some I can believe happening, others are incredibly way-out. Like the story of Strange Love between a German shepherd puppy and an orphan fawn, or the time Eichhorn makes a quick twenty bucks with a pair of swim flippers while down and out in San Francisco. We're not in Baron Munchausen territory, mind you, but if they're real then Eichhorn is a real weirdness magnet.The artwork varies, but it's all effective and in some cases really great.In any case, it's highly recommended. Like a lot of graphic novels you won't want to leave it around where the kids or grandma will get at it.Stefan

Real Stuff is Real Good...

Underground comic fans rejoice, Dennis Eichorn's "Real Stuff" is back in a great trade paperback. Swifty Morales Press has assembled a "greatest hits" of Eichorn's autobiographical stories from his "Real Stuff" and "Real Smut" comics.While Harvey Pekar's "American Splendor" focuses on the mundaneness of life, "Real Stuff" portrays the dark side. Sex, drugs, violence...they're all here. To put it mildly, Dennis Eichorn has led one interesting life. Eichorn's hilarious tales are illustrated by some of the best artists in alternative comix including, Peter Bagge (who illustrates one of the most shockingly hilarious comic stories ever), David Collier, Peter Kuper, Triangle-Slash, and more. Without a doubt, this is one of the best comix collection released in a LONG time. Swifty Morales Press has put together an attractive, high-quality product."Real Stuff" is truly great stuff....can't wait for volume 2!!!