Looking for the Joke is Cornwell's follow-up to I Wanna Destroy You, released earlier this year at S.P.A.C.E. (see below).  Following the same format as its predecessor, this 20-page, 8 1/2" x 11" comics magazine sports a hand silk-screened cover.   While continuing to explore similar concerns, LftJ provides solid evidence that Cornwell's vision and skills are in the process of evolving and advancing.  Where IWDY  contained a churning osmosis of concepts, LftJ is obviously bipartate in structure, as it is split into two distinct, separate stories:  "Herbman and/versus Dog-Dude," and "They Took It with Them."  It appears that the artistic equivalent of cell-division has taken place.  The question is whether the division was meiotic or mitotic, or, perhaps, at least in part, some novel sort of zygotic hybrid, in that "They Took It with Them" is a murky collaboration with Bill Boichel.  It will have to suffice for now to say that the comics herein contained reach far down into the inner organic reaches of human being and bring up some interesting finds the likes of which you won't find elsewhere.  So, if you like adventurous, challenging comics experiences, this might be the book for you.  Just about gone...