Clowes’s comics majorly revolve around themes like action-based fiction and fantasies. He possessed a natural artistic streak and therefore, spent innumerable hours drawing and creating comic book figures and characters. Therefore, drawing and comic writing fascinated him as they provided a channel he could use to convey his thoughts to others simultaneously, proving to be a good solution to his boredom. "I spent my whole childhood not saying a word," he explained to Guardian writer Craig Taylor. He was sent to live with his grandparents at the age of four due to some major family issues and therefore, he had little company growing up. A lonely childhood sparked Clowes’s interest in drawing. His natural talent and abilities have allowed him to set outstanding standards within the field for the past seventeen years. His first project was the comic book series Lloyd Llewellyn, which brought him little yet significant amount of recognition and encouraged him to adopt different types of storytelling ways. In his early years, he was unable to find a decent job in his field of interest which is cartooning even with a BFA degree in hand, and had to start his career working freelance and underground. Born in Chicago in 1961, Daniel Clowes is a renowned author, screenwriter, and graphic artist. Critics judge his creations with a variety of comments and in my essay, I will clearly specify my own personal critical view of the writer as well as the author.
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