Old Guy

';When has geezerhood been handled so appealingly? . . . A true American hero is born.' Albert Goldbarth, National Book Critics Circle Awardwinning author ofSaving Lives Meet Oldguy: your regular aging superhero whose powers have dwindled over the years, and whose very mechanics are seriously fizzling. In seriocomic misadventures, Oldguy valiantly attempts to continue his former heroism in a somewhat wry version of Faulknerian endurance, defeating his enemies time and againif not through superhuman abilities, then at least by ';outliving the sons-a-bitches.' With its comic book-style illustrations,Oldguyinhabits a space all to itselfnot strictly a poetry collection, not quite a graphic novel, but a hybrid sure to delight. ';An exhilarating read that I didn't want to put down except to laugh and to shake my seventy-eight-year-old head in admiration.' Ron Koertge, author ofShakespeare Makes the Playoffs