I didn’t really know what to expect when I began reading “Syncopated” but it turned out to be a very interesting collection of comic pieces, or “picto-essays” with themes ranging from the humorous to the sobering, the strange to the mundane. Each comic is extremely evocative in telling its story, even more impressive that each is nonfictional encomp history, memoir, and journalism. With as wide a variety of art styles as topics each piece was as interesting the read as the last. In particularly, I really enjoyed Rina Piccolo’s discussion of “postal cards,” being a postcard collector and fan of found items myself. “Syncopated” should provide an afternoon or two of insight for anyone interested in comic art.