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“Looking into the biographies of my childhood TV favorites, I found that many of their life stories have a particular tragedy to them. The world uses them up and then tosses them out.��
- Author Brian “Box�� Brown in the Author’s Note for Child Star



Child Star is a conglomeration of pop culture realities into one fictional tale. If you were a fan of sitcoms in the 80s and 90s, I think you will find a lot of nostalgia and several plot points that will sound familiar from actual stories of child stars from that era. I don’t think it is any secret that in general Hollywood chews up and spits out child stars, and this is that story in words and pictures.



I enjoyed both the story and the art. I have noticed the art format of limited colors (shades of blue, grey, in this case orange-ish with black and grey) in a lot of the recently released titles I have read. Seems to be common for non-fiction or fiction based on non-fiction titles. I do enjoy this artistic choice and I think it appropriate that stories of former child stars has a “Sunday Comics�� feel as well.



Child Star is a fun little get away with some seriousness and drama included. Your thirst for nostalgia will be quenched but, if you have been paying any attention to pop culture for the past 30 year, I don’t think you will be surprised by anything in this story.