American Elf Book 4: The Collected Sketchbook Diaries of James Kochalka: January 1 2008 - December 31 2011

Spanning the years 2008-2011, the author becomes Cartoonist Laureate, celebrates "American Elf's" 10th year, pitches a TV show to Hollywood, releases a "GameBoy" album, travels to France, creates his own video game, considers quitting the strip, digs deeper into his psyche, and kind of causes himself to have a nervous breakdown.

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It's the long-awaited return of James Kochalka's massively influential and
deceptively ambitious autobiography, American Elf. Every day of his life
is captured in a single comic strip, sometimes profound and sometimes silly, but
always full of the earnest Kochalka passion that led Hi-Fructose to call
him "an unrelenting force, sure to solve the oncoming energy crisis," and earned
him the title of Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont. And it's only gotten better
over time!
In this collection, spanning the years 2008-2011, James becomes Cartoonist
Laureate, celebrates American Elf's 10th year, pitches a TV show to
Hollywood, releases a GameBoy album, travels to France, creates his own video
game, considers quitting the strip, plays everything from Lego Star Wars
to Skyrim, digs deeper into his psyche, and kind of causes himself to
have a nervous breakdown. Meanwhile, Eli starts elementary school - and a
band, Oliver learns to walk and talk (and sing), James & Amy celebrate 15
years of marriage, and the family adopts a new cat, Nooko!