Catch This: Seth Tobocman

Seth Tobocman's comics didn't see a huge surge in popularity when graphic novelists like Alan Moore, Chris Ware and Jeff Smith began to be picked up by serious literati, major critics and film studios. 

Tobocman probably never will be either, and that's how he would like it. Anti-corporate, politically radical and talented, Tobocman's comics are a direct representation of his own political views, personal experiences as a squatter in New York and stories of others who have been overrun by corporate or government irresponsibility. 

Best known for his series of comics World War III Illustrated, Tobocman is a political and social advocate for lower classes and for fair business practices. His drawings feature violence between dark silhouettes and often distorted or half-animal authority figures, woodblock-style inking and re-imaginings of real-world crisis such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.

Tobocman reads tonight at Elliott Bay Book Company from his latest book, Understanding the Crash. In the book, Tobocman and journalist Eric Laursen examine the history of the recent financial collapse and the possible futures of the world economy, using Tobocman's evocative style to argue for a change in the financial system. 

Starts at 7:00pm.

Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE.