Comments on: American Elf Book 3 – real life as wonderful and compelling as any story

By: An Everyday Joy: The work of Adam Cadwell | The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:30:21 +0000

[...] two new perfect examples of brilliant autobiographical tales; James Kochalka’s American Elf (review) and Marc Ellerby’s Ellerbisms (review). They both started as simple strips concentrating on [...]

By: Here’s an idea – what would you recommend? | The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:16:26 +0000

[...] now if I were there I’d be using books like Scott Pilgrim, The Complete Peanuts, American Elf, Derek The Sheep, Fluffy, Fun Home, Rainbow Orchid and Parker to name but a [...]

By: Adam Cadwell

Adam Cadwell — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:53:27 +0000

“Joy in the everyday” indeed, Kochalka’s work is continually heartfelt and inspirational. I follow the webcomic and it’s good to think back to when Eli was younger and James was obviously thrilled and in awe of his first child. I still rate Eli Kochalka as one of my favourite comic characters.

By: Chuk

Chuk — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:00:35 +0000

Excellent review. I read American Elf online and it is consistently great.

By: andy

andy — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:16:23 +0000

I’ve been a fan of James’ work for a long time now. He brightens up my day, everyday :)