Jeffrey Brown

... is this guy who keeps sketchbooks with comic strips depicting scenes from his life. They're a bit like diaries, only so much more candid. Mostly they're about sex, relationships, and growing up. And well, he publishes them as graphic novels. I don't really understand why.

I've only read one of his graphic novels (Clumsy) and I totally loved it. It was heartachingly honest and awkward and heart-warming all at the same time; somewhere in the middle of the book I actually felt ashamed to continue reading on because I felt like a voyeur. If you liked Craig Thompson's Blankets, you're going to love Clumsy even more.

Here's his website.

And here are a few pages from Clumsy (click on them if they're too small):