Adapted from the comic book by Daniel Clowes, this screenplay, written by Clowes and Director Terry Zwigoff, reimagines the original story, developing an exhilarating, expansive variant, while maintaining the hilarious and melancholy tone of the source novella. Included is the original shooting script. With over thirty pages of material not used in the final film, along with a sixteen-page color section featuring rare artwork, production drawings, photographs of the cast and crew, and detailed annotations by the screenwriters.