My Life in a Jugular Vein: Three More Years of Snake Pit Comics 2004-2006 [With CD]

By Ben Snakepit

In a sense, despite turning the big 3-0, Ben Snakepit captures the same spirit in the comics he draws to summarise each and every day of nearly the last decade of his life. In his second collection condensing the last three years we see our hero move to and from Canada, tour the world with J Church, hang out with the Sainte Catherines, meet Mike Watt, get caught in the throes of whirlwind romances and we're there to watch helplessly as he gets his heart broken. There's also more pants-shitting, Adderall tripping and days of doing absolutely nothing to keep the old school fans happy. Also keeping with tradition there's a song allocated to each day and this collection comes with a mix cd of some of those songs for the maximum Snakepit life experience. Voted Best Minicomic - Wizard March 2006 Voted Best local comic - Austin Statesman 2006

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097886655X
• ISBN13: 9780978866556
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 15 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 10 and higher

Customer Reviews

Ben Snakepit continues his idiosyncratic adventures with this fresh volume of strips!

A first glance, the comic diaries of Ben Snakepit seem incredibly disposable. The manic protagonist / author spends most of his time drinking, partying, lamenting about his drinking & partying, eating touring, working and falling in love with a string of girls who always seem to pale in comparison to a beautiful ex. But what could have easy been redundant and infuriating, instead becomes funny, honest and remarkable fresh in the hands of Ben Snakepit. Three tough years are condensed into meaty volume, and you can watch the consequence of each action he makes unravel at a seemingly breakneck pace. Bands break-up and reunite, tours inspire and crush, hearts surge and break, and in the center of it all is the wry Ben. This book is wonderful love letter about what it means to be a young and brash musician deep in the heart of Austin of Texas.