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Sam Zabel And The Magic Pen
Paperback Edition: 1
Acclaimed cartoonist Dylan Horrocks returns with a long-awaited new graphic novel, the first since his perennial classic, 1998s Hicksville.
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Cartoonist Sam Zabel hasnt 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 andof coursecartoonists. Funny, erotic, and thoughtful, Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen explores the pleasures, dangers, and moral consequences of fantasy. Featured in the 3 November 2014 New Zealand newsletter. Featured in the February 2015 Creative Enterprises Newsletter.
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Pages : 222
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Publication date : 2014-11-07
Subjects: Fiction, Contemporary, Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction