I Saw You...: Comics Inspired by Real-Life Missed Connections

by Julia Wertz (Editor)

Other authors: Jon Adams (Contributor), Dan Archer (Contributor), Megan Baeh (Contributor), Peter Bagge (Contributor), Noelle Barby (Contributor) — 98 more, Dan Barlow (Contributor), Jonathan Baylis (Contributor), Julie Behn (Contributor), Gabrielle Bell (Contributor), Matthew Bernier (Contributor), David Bessent (Contributor), Jimmy Breeze (Contributor), Damon Brown (Contributor), Jeffrey Brown (Contributor), Elijah Brubaker (Contributor), Tessa Brunton (Contributor), Isaac Cates (Contributor), Derek Chatwood (Contributor), Ben Claessen (Contributor), Brandon Clark (Contributor), Max Clotfelter (Contributor), Peter S. Conrad (Contributor), Marguerite Dabaie (Contributor), Ken Dahl (Contributor), Abby Denson (Contributor), Nate Doyle (Contributor), Rachel Dukes (Contributor), Austin English (Contributor), Robin Enrico (Contributor), Emily Flake (Contributor), Colleen Frakes (Contributor), Josh Frees (Contributor), Gary Gao (Contributor), Zachary Garrett (Contributor), Shaenon Garrity (Contributor), Sarah Glidden (Contributor), Jenny Gonzalez (Contributor), Sina Grace (Contributor), Lisa Hanawalt (Contributor), Tom Hart (Contributor), Sam Henderson (Contributor), Dan Henrick (Contributor), Janelle Hessig (Contributor), Nate Higley (Contributor), Jonathan Hill (Contributor), Rama Hughes (Contributor), Joe Infurnari (Contributor), John Isaacson (Contributor), Damien Jay (Contributor), Kenny Keil (Contributor), Indigo Kelleigh (Contributor), Josh Kemble (Contributor), Max Key (Contributor), Adam Kidder (Contributor), TJ Kirsch (Contributor), Keith Knight (Contributor), Lucy Knisley (Contributor), Marlene Kryza (Contributor), Cathy Leamy (Contributor), Matt Leunig (Contributor), Minty Lewis (Contributor), Alec Longstreth (Contributor), Matthew Loux (Contributor), David Malki (Contributor), MariNaomi (Contributor), Jason Martin (Contributor), Dan Mazur (Contributor), Greg Means (Contributor), Sam Merwin (Contributor), Aaron Mew (Contributor), Sarah Morean (Contributor), Corinne Mucha (Contributor), Arlene O'Leary (Contributor), Kate O'Leary (Contributor), Shannon O'Leary (Contributor), Sarah Oleksyk (Contributor), Laura Park (Contributor), Sara Pecherek (Contributor), Rodd Perry (Contributor), Liz Prince (Contributor), MK Reed (Contributor), Joan Reilly (Contributor), Jesse Reklaw (Contributor), Aaron Renier (Contributor), Joe Sayers (Contributor), William Schaff (Contributor), Maria Sequeira (Contributor), Shannon Shaw (Contributor), James Smith (Contributor), Alexis Sottile (Contributor), Aron Nels Steinke (Contributor), Kristen Strauss (Contributor), Kaz Strzepek (Contributor), Neil Swaab (Contributor), Fiona Taylor (Contributor), Matt Taylor (Contributor), Kelly Tindall (Contributor), Jason Viola (Contributor), Mike Wenthe (Contributor), Julia Wertz (Contributor), Shannon Wheeler (Contributor), Calvin Wong (Contributor), JT Yost (Contributor)

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"This anthology of comics inspired by real-life missed connection ads posted on Craigslist and in local papers around the country will tug at your heartstrings and make you think. Lonely hearts, romantics, and even cynics pore over missed connection ads in search of love, to gawk and giggle, or out of curiosity. These posted stranger sightings and chance encounters lay bare the truths and oddities of real-life loneliness and attractions and bring out the voyeur in the best of us"--P. [4] of cover.… (more)

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Bit disappointing as an anthology. The premise (illustrating Missed Connections from Craigslist) is excellent in theory, but doesn't really deliver on paper. Possibly partly due to the unremitting desperation of the Missed Connections themselves, but mostly, I think, because they're actually very difficult to turn into interesting, engaging and satisfying stories. In the end this mostly kinda dragged, which was a shame and not really the fault of anyone involved. (

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thisisstephenbetts | Nov 25, 2023 |

Not as good as I was hoping (

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Brian-B | Nov 30, 2022 |

I found the stories a little depressing so I actually broke it out to read over a few sittings. :) (

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inkyphalangies | Nov 28, 2014 |

More please! Great collection of comics. Enjoyed the sheer variety of artists and their interpretations of the many "missed connections" included in this anthology. Some of my favorites:

Marshmallow!! by Rama Hughes

May 20, 1987 by Dan Archer

Cute boy at Jimmy's in Brooklyn by Julia Wertz

Looking for Print Pal by Matt Leunig

So...She married me anyway by Jonathan Baylis and T.J. Kirsch

Ahh! I'm flipping through the pages trying to absorb my favorites as I type out the titles. I have to return this book to the library today and I'm already having separation anxiety. (

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diovival | Oct 14, 2013 |

Like any collection, this has some hits and some misses. In this case, though, many of the misses can be blamed on the source material, since Missed Connection ads are sometimes funny but frequently somewhat monotonous.

Still, entertaining and mostly funny. (

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librarybrandy | Mar 31, 2013 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Wertz, Julia	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Adams, Jon	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Archer, Dan	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Baeh, Megan	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bagge, Peter	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Barby, Noelle	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Barlow, Dan	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Baylis, Jonathan	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Behn, Julie	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bell, Gabrielle	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bernier, Matthew	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bessent, David	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Breeze, Jimmy	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Brown, Damon	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Brown, Jeffrey	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Brubaker, Elijah	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Brunton, Tessa	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cates, Isaac	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Chatwood, Derek	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Claessen, Ben	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Clark, Brandon	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Clotfelter, Max	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Conrad, Peter S.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dabaie, Marguerite	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dahl, Ken	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Denson, Abby	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Doyle, Nate	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dukes, Rachel	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
English, Austin	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Enrico, Robin	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Flake, Emily	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Frakes, Colleen	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Frees, Josh	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gao, Gary	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Garrett, Zachary	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Garrity, Shaenon	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Glidden, Sarah	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gonzalez, Jenny	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Grace, Sina	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hanawalt, Lisa	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hart, Tom	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Henderson, Sam	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Henrick, Dan	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hessig, Janelle	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Higley, Nate	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hill, Jonathan	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hughes, Rama	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Infurnari, Joe	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Isaacson, John	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Jay, Damien	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Keil, Kenny	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kelleigh, Indigo	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kemble, Josh	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Key, Max	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kidder, Adam	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kirsch, TJ	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Knight, Keith	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Knisley, Lucy	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kryza, Marlene	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Leamy, Cathy	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Leunig, Matt	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lewis, Minty	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Longstreth, Alec	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Loux, Matthew	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Malki, David	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
MariNaomi	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Martin, Jason	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mazur, Dan	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Means, Greg	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Merwin, Sam	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mew, Aaron	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Morean, Sarah	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mucha, Corinne	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
O'Leary, Arlene	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
O'Leary, Kate	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
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Oleksyk, Sarah	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Park, Laura	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
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Perry, Rodd	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Prince, Liz	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Reed, MK	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Reilly, Joan	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Reklaw, Jesse	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
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Sayers, Joe	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
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Smith, James	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sottile, Alexis	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Steinke, Aron Nels	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Strauss, Kristen	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Strzepek, Kaz	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Swaab, Neil	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Taylor, Fiona	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Taylor, Matt	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Tindall, Kelly	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Viola, Jason	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wenthe, Mike	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wertz, Julia	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wheeler, Shannon	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
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"This anthology of comics inspired by real-life missed connection ads posted on Craigslist and in local papers around the country will tug at your heartstrings and make you think. Lonely hearts, romantics, and even cynics pore over missed connection ads in search of love, to gawk and giggle, or out of curiosity. These posted stranger sightings and chance encounters lay bare the truths and oddities of real-life loneliness and attractions and bring out the voyeur in the best of us"--P. [4] of cover.

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