 Seth is a cartoonist <unk> with collecting cartoons and other items from bygone eras . He rants about the modern world and criticizes himself , in particular to his friend and fellow cartoonist Chester " Chet " Brown . While searching for information on cartoonist Whitney Darrow , Jr . , Seth comes across a cartoon signed " Kalo " in The New Yorker . Fond of this older style of cartooning which resembles his own , Seth sets off to find more about this obscure cartoonist . 
