Seeds And Stems (Graphic Novel)

Seeds And Stems (Graphic Novel)
Simon Hanselmann
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Paperback
h190 x 140mm - 350pg
11 Aug 2020 US
International import eta 10-30 days
9781683963097
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In 2016, Hanselmann began producing Xeroxed zines starring the depressive Megg (a green-skinned witch), her abusive boyfriend Mogg (an actual cat), their submissive roommate Owl (a vaguely humanoid owl), and the self-destructively hedonistic Werewolf Jones (half human, half wolf) in print runs of 300 to 500 copies, with hand-painted covers, custom stamps and hologram security stickers. Seeds and Stems collects all of these out-of-print, self-published stories produced by the artist between 2016-2019, along with a generous smattering of rarities from various anthologies and magazines. Megg and Mogg and friends explore the worlds of lucid dreaming, banking scams, cinema, mixed drinks, alien invasions, and budget vasectomies in this varied collection of rare and often experimental adventures, designed and curated entirely by the artist.
Though Hanselmann' s obsessions may be beyond the pale for many readers, his devoted fans and those fascinated by humanity' s darkest aspects will find a wealth of material here. An astoundingly well-crafted and punishingly heartfelt depiction of mental illness and codependence, one that also manages to make you laugh uncomfortably at the horrible decisions made by the characters you' re watching. Hilarious, upsetting, and thoroughly brilliant, this collection proves once and for all that there' s not another living cartoonist as brazenly funny or unflinchingly weird or insightful about mental illness as Hanselmann. If you like your comedy black, profane and outrageous, you' ve probably already encountered Hanselmann' s twisted tales of Meg, Mogg, Owl and Werewolf Jones or should want to soon. It' s signature Hanselmann: a tale of friends and their endlessly fucked up antics. Megg, Mogg, and Owl is a soap opera. It' s a sitcom. It' s a black comedy about drug addiction. . . . There' s a voyeuristic quality to it--like watching a car crash. But it' s also hard not to root for this out-of-control crew. I want them to win. These are simultaneously some of the meanest and most tender comics you will ever read. One of the most gifted cartoonists alive.
Born 1981, Launceston, Tasmania. Simon Hanselmann' s New York Times Best-Selling Megg, Mogg and Owl series has been translated into thirteen languages, nominated for multiple Ignatz and Eisner awards, and won Best Series at the Angouleme International Comics Festival in 2018. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife and a rotating cast of small animals.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781683963097
Published: 11 Aug 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: Fantagraphics
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Format: Paperback
Height: 190mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 350

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