Sam Zabel And The Magic Pen

Horrocks, Dylan

ISBN 10: 1606997904 / ISBN 13: 9781606997901

Published by Fantagraphics, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sam Zabel And The Magic Pen
• Publisher: Fantagraphics
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606997904
• ISBN 13: 9781606997901
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A burned-out superhero comic artist goes on an adventure that spans time and space―with two female companions.

Acclaimed cartoonist Dylan Horrocks returns with a long-awaited new graphic novel, the first since his perennial classic, 1998’s Hicksville. 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. Full color

About the Author

Dylan Horrocks lives in New Zealand with his wife and two sons. He is the author of the award-winning graphic novel Hicksville and the comic book series Pickle and Atlas, and has also written for DC Comics and Vertigo, including Hunter: the Age of Magic and Batgirl.