Chris, I can't remember--have I ever discussed Kane with you? What did you think of it?
 

I know you mentioned it when I last posted about Jack Staff, but I don't know that we've ever discussed it besides that. Suffice it to say, Kane is a work of unequaled genius, and is inarguably a "purer" work than is Jack Staff, in that it can be handed to anyone. And Kane is a far more sophisticated work, at least on an emotional and intellectual level, no question about it. That said, Jack Staff is more fun, and plays to many more of my personal obsessions, so if I had to chose between the two I'd likely betray True Art and opt for Jack Staff. But yeah, Kane is a thing of sublime beauty, even when it's just being silly, and Grist belongs among the pantheon of the greats for it, even if he never again put pen to paper.
 

I should start rectifying my dearth of Grist this year.