WEATHERCRAFT
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"Weathercraft is acclaimed cartoonist and painter Jim Woodring’s first fulllength graphic novel from 2010, set in the lush, wordless milieu - the Unifactor - of his most popular anthropomorph, the guile-less Frank. Woodring’s undulating landscapes, his hypnotic linework, and his spiritually rich iconography resonate together like the tantric harmonics of Tibetan monks. As it happens, Frank has only a brief supporting appearance in Weathercraft, which actually stars Manhog, Woodring’s pathetic, brutish everyman (or everyhog). After enduring 32 pages of almost incomprehensible suffering, Manhog embarks upon a transformative journey and attains enlightenment. He wants to go to celestial realms but instead altruistically returns to the Unifactor to undo a wrong he has inadvertently brought about: The transformation of the evil politician Whim into a mind-destroying plant-demon who distorts and enslaves Frank and his friends. The new and metaphysically expanded Manhog sets out for a final battle with Whim ...
Fantagraphics is proud to present a new edition of this timeless classic."
Utgivelsesår: 2016
Forlag: Fantagraphics
Innbundet: ja
Sidetall: 104
Isbn nr.: 9781606999776
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