I Saw You ...: Comics Inspired by Real-Life Missed Connections    edited by Julia Wertz Order:  USA  Can Three Rivers, 2009 (2009) Softcover, e-Book      Reviewed by Alex Telander The next time you pay a visit to Craigslist (and I'm sure you check it every day now for the job postings), look under the Personals column and you'll see an option titled Missed Connections. It's where men and women seeking women or men recount a recent chance meeting with someone who captured their heart in the blink of an eye. Perhaps it was a short but sweet conversation over the purchase of a latte; or gazing into one another's eyes on the train to the work; or even the smile from a distance. We all see people each day, strangers whom we wonder about; strangers who might even be the one. But then the opposite of serendipity blocks us and we never see the person again. If this is the case, then Missed Connections is for you; a place where you can pour out your heart to that person who stopped you in your tracks for a second, with the hope that he or she may one day read it and somehow find you. In the fall of 2006, Julia Wertz, cartoonist and creator of The Fart Party, put up a blog requesting comic strips from volunteers inspired by Missed Connections. Soon her inbox was overflowing! In I Saw You ..., Wertz collects them together, providing a short introduction to why and how she did this. The result is a very entertaining book featuring a wonderful variety of artwork from some of today's finest graphic artists as they take a sentence or two and turn it into something happy, or something sad, but always an entertaining piece of art. So whether you're looking for a laugh, or for your heart strings to be pulled by some sad words and some sad eyes, I Saw You ... is the book for you. A perfect paperback to read through in your spare time, while on the bus to work in the morning, as you glance briefly at that special someone looking right back at you, never to see them again. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more NonFiction books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews