>>9019697The teacher is his dad and the story is set years earlier when he was a child. Don't listen to this anon, his opinion is obviously worthless. He thinks the past is some strange alternate reality and can't differentiate between two distinct characters despite them looking different and having different names. This book is widely considered to be a masterpiece and Chris Ware one of, if not the greatest cartoonist working today. Everyone should read it, especially anyone who has even a passing interest in scifi, capeshit, or collector culture.