Palookaville (also frequently appears as both Palooka-Ville and Palooka-ville) is a comic book written and drawn by cartoonist Gregory Gallant, better known as Seth, and published by Drawn & Quarterly. The first issue appeared in April 1991 and remains ongoing, with irregular publishing dates. The comics are generally portrayals filled with lost, lonely characters searching for meaning, often reaching back into the past.

Palookaville
Publication information
PublisherDrawn & Quarterly
Scheduleirregular
FormatOngoing series
GenreAlternative comics
Publication dateApril 1991
Creative team
Created bySeth

The series and its creator have won multiple industry awards, including the 1997 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist and for Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection (for the It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken collection).[1]

The first 19 issues were published in traditional comic book (pamphlet) format approximately annually (from 1991 to 2008), while the 20th issue (2010) was published as an expanded hardcover. Issues 21-24 have continued to be published in this format, owing to changes in the American comic book market, specifically the decline in sales of single-issue comic books during the decade 2000–2010.[2][3]

Publication history

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Issues of Palookaville
# Date Major Story Notes
1 April 1991
  • 10th anniversary edition released in 2001 on smaller paper with silver cover
2 September 1991
3 June 1993
4 December 1993 It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken
5 May 1994
6 November 1994
7 April 1995
8 December 1995
9 June 1996
10 April 1997 Clyde Fans
11 October 1997
12 May 1998
13 July 1999
14 May 2000
15 May 2001
16 February 2003
17 2004
18 October 2005
19 2008
20 October 2010
  • First hardcover issue
21 October 2013[4]
22 April 2015[5]
23 July 2017[6]
24 July 2023[7]

References

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Further reading

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  • Rust, David (June 1997). "Palooka-Ville #10, Seth". The Comics Journal (196). Fantagraphics Books: 50. ISSN 0194-7869.
  • Worcester, Kent (April 1995). "Tilting at Windmills: Palooka-Ville #1–6". The Comics Journal (176). Fantagraphics Books: 43–45. ISSN 0194-7869.
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