s ▁intro version ▁and ▁difficulty ▁talking ▁to ▁others , ▁especially ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁opposite ▁sex — including ▁his ▁mother . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁has ▁minimal ▁dialog ue ▁and ▁is ▁sp ars ely ▁narr ated . ▁ ▁The ▁art work ▁is ▁amongst ▁the ▁simplest ▁in ▁Brown ' s ▁body ▁of ▁work — some ▁pages ▁consist ▁only ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁small ▁panel . ▁ ▁Brown ▁established ▁his ▁reputation ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁alternative ▁com ics ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁with ▁the ▁sur real , ▁tab oo - bre aking ▁Ed ▁the ▁Happy ▁C low n . ▁ ▁He ▁brought ▁that ▁story ▁to ▁an ▁ab rupt ▁end ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁when , ▁excited ▁by ▁the ▁aut obi ographical ▁com ics ▁of ▁Joe ▁Matt ▁and ▁Jul ie ▁Dou c et , ▁he ▁turned ▁towards ▁personal ▁stories . ▁The ▁un comp licated ▁art work ▁of ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁fellow ▁Toronto ▁cart oon ist ▁S eth ▁inspired ▁him ▁to ▁simplify ▁his ▁own . ▁ ▁Brown ▁intended ▁I ▁Never ▁L ik ed ▁You ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁longer ▁work ▁with ▁what ▁became ▁his ▁previous ▁book , ▁The ▁Play boy ▁( 1 9 9 2 ), ▁but ▁found ▁the ▁larger ▁story ▁too ▁complex ▁to ▁handle ▁at ▁once . ▁I ▁Never ▁L ik ed ▁You ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁work ▁of ▁Brown ' s ▁early ▁aut obi ographical ▁period . ▁ ▁I ▁Never ▁L ik ed ▁You ▁was ▁well ▁received , ▁and ▁its ▁influence ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁cart oon ists ▁such ▁as