This Is My First Time So Please Be Brutal

Not since the absurdist illustrations of B. Kliban, whose last book of this type was published thirty years ago, has an artist observed and broken through so many comedic barriers. Comprised of over one hundred original cartoons culled from 2007, Vincent Truman’s “First Time” is a relentless series of brilliant snapshots and reflections of current times.

“This is my First Time so Please Be Brutal” is an unpredictable, hysterical, potentially offensive and thought-provoking collection of illu...