The Abominable Mr. Seabrook

Jacob Brogan is a journalist and critic based in Washington, DC. He holds a PhD in English literature from Cornell University. His work appears in Slate, Smithsonian, The New Yorker, and other publications.

Jacob Brogan

The Earnest Liar: Joe Ollmann’s “The Abominable Mr. Seabrook”

"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn

Biography &amp; Autobiography

"All lurid, unsavory, gruesome illustrations shall be eliminated." — Comics Code, 1954

Comics

Jacob Brogan is a journalist and critic based in Washington, DC. He holds a PhD in English literature from Cornell University. His work appears in Slate, Smithsonian, The New Yorker, and other publications.