David Boring has more than just one problem. Tyrannized by his mother and plagued by obsessions, he flees to the big city—only to become embroiled in a bizarre criminal case. The unassuming 19-year-old suddenly finds himself at the center of a larger-than-life story: while on the run from the police, he falls in love with a mysterious woman, gets abandoned, shot, taken to a deserted island, and is threatened by murder, manslaughter, and intrigue. And all of this happens just as the world is on the brink of collapse. Daniel Clowes masterfully captures the unstable emotional world of his adolescent protagonist, marked by indifference and contempt towards himself and his surroundings, despite the wild rollercoaster of genres and events. "David Boring" solidified Clowes' popularity and established him as one of the outstanding artists of his time.