The Boulevard of Broken Dreams

The Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Deitch, Kim. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780375421914.

The newest addition to Pantheons growing list of graphic novels: a visually beautiful, narratively intricate, and powerful book by one of the most original, and–until now–least recognized comic artists at work today. The place is New York City in 1933. The setting: the Fontaine Talking Fables animation studio. Teddy Mishkin–definitely alcoholic, possibly insane–is hard at work on the latest cartoon short for Waldo the Cat, the "star" of Fontaines stable of animated characters. But little does anyone (except Teddy) realize that Waldo is real–and that he is Teddys insidiously helpful assistant.