Why Are You Doing This?

Jason does wonderfully dark, humorous crime tales automatically at odds with his art. It’s a combination that works beautifully, although initially, you may wonder if the art for you but trust me it works for the story perfectly. A deadpan style to fit its humour.

The plot may be a straightforward trope, a man witnesses a murder and then takes the fall for it. On the run from the police, trying to find the truth. But Jason’s style makes it fresh, with a wonderfully quirky eye for humanity and an unerring ability to tell a tight story in a few pages. There is a bit where a women takes our man in to hide from the police, just looking in his eyes to see if he is a killer.. and when he echoes the readers bemusement she just responds show more “Isn’t this what people do?”. In Jason’s world perhaps but it’s a lovely fated fantasy. Running through the story and softening its harsh edges is the questions "what makes life full" &"Why are we doing this?" a lifetime full of adventures or anecdotes or a quiet but rich family life. Its not necessarily a question going to be answered though, this is Jason don’t expect a happy ending

Highly recommend to anyone who like darkly amusing short stories show less

This is one of my favorite Jason titles. The combination of stark black and white art, minimalist dialogue, and a Kafkaesque plot create a really fun short story.

Don't let the drawing style fool you. This is a noir style graphic novel that is dark and gritty and sad, just like noir should be. I really enjoyed the mystery and the sad ending fit the writing style perfectly.

Don't let the drawing style fool you. This is a noir style graphic novel that is dark and gritty and sad, just like noir should be. I really enjoyed the mystery and the sad ending fit the writing style perfectly.

Don't let the drawing style fool you. This is a noir style graphic novel that is dark and gritty and sad, just like noir should be. I really enjoyed the mystery and the sad ending fit the writing style perfectly.

Don't let the drawing style fool you. This is a noir style graphic novel that is dark and gritty and sad, just like noir should be. I really enjoyed the mystery and the sad ending fit the writing style perfectly.

Suspenseful and quick, but the last two pages — the final spread — are what really make the book shine.