Jar of Fools Jar of Fools Jar of Fools is a once-weekly comic strip by Jason Lutes that was compiled, first into a two-part anthology, and then a graphic novel. The work has received praise from "The New York Times Book Review", "Spin", "Wired", and acclaimed comics creator Chris Ware. "Jar of Fools" is the story of a tormented magician named Ernie Weiss (likely based on Harry Houdini, whose name was originally Ehrich Weiss). His brother, Howard, has died and he has become estranged from his girlfriend, Esther O'Dea. The story of the comic retells Ernie's struggles to get himself back on track
Wiesław Weiss Wiesław Weiss Wiesław Weiss (born 1956) is a Polish journalist and writer interested in rock music and film. Weiss first rock music article was for "Jazz" magazine (the magazine subsequently changed its name to "Magazyn Muzyczny") and he has written for many other magazines over the years, including "Film" magazine and "Playboy". He has also worked in radio, concentrating on rock music. In 1991 he and his friends created a monthly magazine called "Tylko Rock" ("Just Rock"), which changed its name to "Teraz Rock" ("Now Rock") in 2003; Weiss has been editor-in-chief throughout this time. In 1991 Weiss completed his