Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen (Graphic Novel)

Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen (Graphic Novel)
Dylan Horrocks
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NZ$ 35.00
Our Price:
NZ$ 29.75
Paperback
h268 x 190mm - 208pg
5 Dec 2014 NZ
Locally sourced in NZ eta 5-15 days
9780864739759
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Cartoonist Sam Zabel hasn’t drawn a comic in years. Stuck in a nightmare of creative block and despair, Sam spends his days writing superhero stories for a large American comics publisher and staring at a blank piece of paper, unable to draw a single line. Then one day he finds a mysterious old comic book set on Mars and is suddenly thrown headlong into a wild, fantastic journey through centuries of comics, stories, and imaginary worlds. Accompanied by a young webcomic creator named Alice and an enigmatic schoolgirl with rocket boots and a bag full of comics, Sam goes in search of the Magic Pen, encountering sex-crazed aliens, medieval monks, pirates, pixies and—of course—cartoonists. Funny, erotic, and thoughtful, Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen explores the pleasures, dangers, and moral consequences of fantasy.
'Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen is a tour de force. There's something very pure about Dylan Horrocks' comics. That's perhaps an odd word to describe this book which is so much about desire. But Horrocks' line and his imagination both seem to flow freely and directly from some primal source. If you've ever wished that Herge had written comics for grown-ups--gorgeously drawn and playful adventures that explore the serious anxieties of midlife--your wish has come true, and then some.' - Alison Bechdel 'Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen is a coming-of-age story for the fantasies of our past and a joyful bear hug for the storytellers of our future. An effortless, magical read from front to back.' - Scott McCloud 'This book is necessary for anyone paralysed even a bit by the creative/spiritual confusion of the digital age. Horrocks explores the role and responsibility of storytelling, juggling genres, fiddling with the mechanics of the comics form, and reclaiming the sense of magic that once reigned the medium--a playfulness contagious for the reader. Like his Hicksville, a must have in every library.' - Craig Thompson
Dylan Horrocks was born in 1966 and lives in New Zealand. He is the author of the modern classic Hicksville (1998; new edition VUP 2010), and has written for DC Comics, including Hunter: The Age of Magic and Batgirl.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780864739759
Published: 5 Dec 2014
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: Victoria University Press
Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 268mm
Width: 190mm
Pages: 208

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