The Duplicitous Alvin Crabshack finds himself slipping into mysterious adventure, even as he pretends to ignore it. Biology meets folklore in a subterranean kitchen, where a shirtless bearded man fires his only employee before the job has begun. Will the goat outpace man in the evolutionary marathon? Boring parties and annoyed girlfriends are no match for the vacuum of the future. Masked agents are forcing the final heat wave into faked perspective, and vice versa, while a stranger rides a patchwork donkey. Can you give me a ride? This book is a ridiculously potent distillation of Cilla's singular comic book worldview: strange, dark, thick, big-nosed, slightly nightmarish and totally immersive--this is PURE COMICS, the real deal. I've long suspected that Chris Cilla is one of the best cartoonists around, and now the proof is here, for all to see. The Heavy Hand is a fucking triumph. - Zak Sally (Recidivist, Sammy the Mouse) I really enjoyed The Heavy Hand. There is a level of high strangeness throughout the book. Chris Cilla is a serious artist who happens to draw funny, and his work has a comic intensity that is most appealing. - Gerald Jablonski (Cryptic Wit, Empty Skull).

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Title: The Heavy Hand
Publisher: Sparkplug Books
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0979746582
ISBN 13: 9780979746581
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Cilla, Chris C.
Condition: Good

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Take an inky road trip with a liar (Alvin Crabshack) into the generally ignored world of mask wearing freaks and monsters both dead and alive. Folk tales are made up by regular schmucks in party houses, caves and vans. Are you concerned about the eggs? Alvin has a story for whoever he meets, including you. Cult cartoonist Chris Cilla (The Diplomat) gets the graphic novel&; treatment, heads have been waiting.

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Chris C. Cilla is a cartoonist and screenprinter. His full length book The Heavy Hand was published by Sparkplug Comic Books in 2010. His work has been featured in anthologies such as Kramers Ergot, Barf Water, and Bog Witch. He has been publishing minicomics since 1987, notable titles include The Diplomat, Dripp, Hot Dog Holiday, Putz Rush, and Stun Nuts. Born in Tucson, Arizona, he has since lived in Portland, Oregon and Gwangju, South Korea. His work has been exhibited in galleries in Helsinki, Lucern, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Detroit. He was a member of Portland&;s Pony Club gallery and played bass guitar for The Pork Torta.

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