Daniel Clowes 'Ice Haven'

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Daniel Clowes book Ice Haven is focused around a boy named David Goldberg who has Disappeared. It gives you a you a number of random comic strips which some relate to the disappearance of David. The other strips are different people and things that mostly relate to David’s disappearance in some way. Throughout the comic you’re wondering how any of this can play a role in relating to the focus of the story. As you progress you realize that most of the events happening are simultaneously going on while David Goldberg is missing. Some pieces exhibit strong emotion and can relate to us. These strips resemble personal issues that can hit home if you’ve ever experienced it. It goes through troubled youth, lovesick teen and touchy detectives.

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