Nowheresville

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Summary: Noir meets beat at the corner at midnight
Review: Lots of cartoonists drop a few "daddy-os" and think they've brought back the beat generation, or toss in some tilted shadows and think they've single-handedly revived film noir. But Ricketts actually knows his stuff, and he makes these two disparate styles sing in "Nowheresville," his salute to the two coolest trends of the '50s. Never stooping to simple kitsch, "Nowheresville" is instead an exciting, complex examination of guilt and redemption. Rickett's art is the equal to his writing, evoking the bygone era with simplicity and style.