Synopsis
Book one of Revolver is a collection of seven short stories, and assorted words & pictures. Exploring themes of mortality, belonging, identity and place. Nominated for the inaugural Doug Wright Award, critically acclaimed, Revolver One is a benchmark in the career of seasoned comics artist Max Douglas aka Salgood Sam. <--Pull Quotes!--> "Salgood's drifting vision has an incredible sense of space and freedom. Your eye moves across the page continuously, an angel floating through worlds." "Revolver plays with how we perceive things, and where we anchor ourselves." - Sherwin Tjia ---- Though muted and limited in palette, the art demonstrates a level of skill many comic artists can only aspire to. Perspectives are juxtaposed Escher-like adding to the alter-reality quality of each individual story as well as the collection generally. Revolver One feels like a cohesive whole. - Rachel Fenton ---- "Throughout this issue, you can feel Max Douglas's joy in experimenting with line, tone and page design, in a way that is simpatico with other big names of the small press like Tomer Hanuka or Farel Dalrymple. This is the kind of comics I unashamedly love, dense work by a creator following his vision and sharing the journey with his readers." - John Martz <--Bio:--> Salgood Sam aka Max Douglas, first put his work in zines in the late 80s, and started making comics professionally in the early 90s. In the mid 90s he started writing his name backwards as a pen name. Since then his work has been published notably by Image, IDW/NMK, Marvel & DC, and outside of comics clients have included The Criterion Collection, Bravo TV, Nokia, Nelvana Studios, and Fox among many others. He still makes comics, mostly for the love. And illustrates professionally, mostly for the money. And teaches art part time, for both. He lives in downtown Montreal with three cats and his wife and it is good.
About the Author
Max Douglas (born 1970). Since approximately 1996, he's worked under the pen name of Salgood Sam which is derived from a reverse spelling of his name. His recent work includes the graphic novels "Dream Life - a late coming of age," "Therefore, Repent!" with Jim Monroe, and "Wonder Woman versus The Red Menace!" A holiday special of Ghostbusters, "Tainted Love" with Dara Naraghi, A story with Mark Sable in the Eisner winning "Comic Book Tattoo," another of his own in "Popgun 4," and work in both "Awesome 2: Awesomer," and "Sea of Red." To name a few. He lives and works in Montreal, with three cats and his partner and teaches art part time.
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