The Harlan Ellison Hornbook

The Harlan Ellison Hornbook is a collection of essays that were mostly written from 1972 to 1977. They appeared in three periodicals. They deal with his personal life, music, movies, television, books, comic books, restaurants, etc. There is commentary that updates some of the information. Harlan Ellison is mostly remembered for being obnoxious. Most people who remember him forget that he was supportive of those close to him and of those with talent. In the book there are more recent essays on Lenny Bruce, the Sixties and comic books. He spoke highly of Edward Gorey and David Sim. I enjoy the work of both of them. He wrote about some of the independent comic books that I enjoyed during the eighties. I disagree with a few things that he wrote, but I agree with most of what he wrote. He also wrote favorably of Frank Miller and Bill Sinkiewicz. He also wrote good things about The Fish Police, Cerebus the Aardvark, Groo the Wanderer and Love and Rockets. These were among the comic books I enjoyed. Harlan Ellison never fails to entertain.