Carl Mix immortalized his family in his weekly comic strip as a loving group of wisecracking imps. When he dies, his estate is divided between four of his children - in reality a dysfunctional, semi-estranged brood. The fifth, Tim, a struggling artist, is given three months to draw the strip. If he succeeds, he will have inherited a gold mine; if he fails, he will get nothing.
This brilliant portrait of a family, each member tyrannized by their cartoon alter egos, secures the reputation of an immensely gifted young writer.
